The Sunnis vs Assad
The Wages of Leading from Behind

The U.S. considers maybe bombing Assad—just as his fate may be sealed anyway.

The UK and the EU
Europe’s Deregulation Coalition

A new raft of anti-red-tape proposals points to a coalition for a freer EU.

ISIS Crisis
Sewing Up the Sunni Heartlands

ISIS is on the march, taking yet another strategic location. ISIS’ dream of a Sunni state in the midst of the ruins of Iraq and Syria grows closer by the day

The Afterparty Continues
What the Media Should Ask Hillary

Libya is a mess. Curious reporters should be asking questions about our past and future strategy there.

Nukes Ships and Sanctions
Iran’s Green Eggs and Ham Diplomacy

As the Iranian ship approaches Yemeni waters, a familiar refrain.

Pope Francis & the Media
The Pope’s Deeper Meaning on Palestine

Two recent canonizations are the latest gesture the media has willfully misinterpreted.

The End of Iraq
The Ugly Dilemma in Ramadi

Does we support Shi’a militias in a potential bloodbath, or wave goodbye to Iraq as we know it?

Signs of a Policy Failure
Israeli Op-Ed: Help the Saudis Get a Nuke

In a sign of the times, an op-ed in a major Israeli paper proposes the unthinkable.

Middle East Aflame
WATCH: Walter Russell Mead, Cardinal Dolan on ME’s Persecuted Christians

Full coverage is now up of WRM and the Archbishop of New York talking about Christians in the Middle East.

A War Warning
Iran to Saudis: We’re Going to Land This Ship No Matter What

The Iranian “aid” ship bound for Yemen will not be stopped short of war, Iran warns.

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