Blue Model Border Patrol
New Year, Same Broken Immigration System

But is the ground starting to shift?

Missionaries and the Middle East
Turkey Arrests American Pastor as Terrorist

There’s a Gülenist lurking behind every corner—and under every cassock.

Parkinson's Law
Requiem for a Dream

The EU has a new HQ. But is it better thought of as a tomb? Even the New York Times wonders…

NMG in the WSJ
How to Talk About Iraq

A look back at the postwar occupations provides insight on Iraq.

East of Suez
Britain’s Pivot to Asia?

The Brits are back “east of Suez” in a way they have not been in two generations.

The Auld Alliance?
Spain Nixes Scottish Plan to Stay in the EU

Did Brexit block Scottish independence? Or has the SNP simply never learned to reckon with Madrid?

Immigration
Trump vs. Silicon Valley

This is a fight the Valley may well lose.

brave new world
Royal Navy Out of Missiles, Switching to Guns

It’s still (relatively) early days, but this is not a good sign for how our traditional allies are going to handle the Trump moment—or how Britain is handling Brexit.

Immigration after 2016
The New Nullifiers

Bill de Blasio sets himself up as the heir of John C. Calhoun.

Immigration after 2016
Sessions Nomination Shows How Trump Will Approach Immigration as POTUS

Sessions, the Senate’s leading immigration hawk, to become the nation’s chief law enforcement officer.

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