U.S. Policy in the Middle East
The Other Side of Iran’s “Strategic Genius”

Iran isn’t just doing well in the nuclear negotiations—thanks in part to U.S. policy, the situation on the ground in the Middle East is going Tehran’s way, too.

Leading from Behind
Kurds: Iraq Won’t Be Ready to Take Mosul

Erbil said the Obama plan took the Kurds by surprise.

Europe's Latin Lefties
Podemos: Chavismo for Europe

Podemos’s links to the Chávez regime go deep.

Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
The Kingdom Strikes Back

Saudi Arabia is reportedly backing opponents of the Iranian-supported Houthis in Yemen.

Greeks Bearing Debts
Syriza’s Democracy Deficit?

The party considers bypassing Parliament on the bailout package.

ISIS and Assad
The Assad-ISIS Non-Aggression Pact

The enemy of our enemy actually turns out to be no such thing.

The Bleu Model
France’s Socialist Civil War

The French ruling party faces infighting over reforms.

The Afterparty Continues
Back to the Shores of Tripoli

ISIS may soon threaten American interests in the Mediterranean Sea.

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?
The Democrats Cannot Be Trusted With Big Government

Decades of abuse by Chicago police officers shows the problem is inherent in the system, not the hearts of those who run it.

Beware of Greeks Bearing Debts
Europe’s Double Crisis

The euro has no future, but no exit plan—and the Greek negotiations, far from papering that over, are making it painfully apparent.

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