Today is the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, in which a most American combination of a future President, a pirate, and freed slaves beat the world’s best army.

The European dream cannot be preserved without the determination to defend it.

But danger lies ahead for Israel with a changing of the guard at the Security Council.

Significant survey shows 65% ‘yes’ result.

Or possibly even worse, according to some figures.

Events could be coming to a head, four years after the U.S. intervention.

The President is tightening his grip on the levers of state power.

And we don’t expect 2015 to be much better.

The government grants a concession—but a small one, so far.

The Palestine proposal did not even make it to a U.S. veto, thanks to African votes.