The Syria Nightmare
Al-Qaeda Victories Spell Crisis for U.S. Policy in Syria

Two key U.S. allies have collapsed and surrendered to the Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate.

National Insecurity
The NSC and Our Hobbled Strategy in Syria and Iraq

The National Security Council may be hampering our national security, suggest Pentagon insiders.

Europe's Slow-Motion Crisis
The Fat Lady Sings for Italy?

Problems with the Italian economy go far deeper than the Euro.

the other immigration crisis
Europe’s Options on Mediterranean Immigrants: Bad and Worse

America isn’t the only country facing a flood of migration from the south.

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Pubic Health on Halloween
The Ghosts of Quarantines Past

Some lessons for today’s public health crises from the storied past of Ellis Island Immigrant Health Hospital.

Scotland Forever
Scotland to UK: You Can’t Leave The EU Without Our Say-So

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon declares that Scotland should have the power to veto any UK exit from the European Union.

Nordic NATO Realignment?
Nervous Swedes Eye NATO Membership

Russia’s latest provocations may be beginning to backfire.

A World on Fire
White House Thinks "Chickenshit" Bibi Won’t Bomb Iran

The insults are just words, but the underlying thought could have wide-ranging consequences.

Tarheels in Trouble
The Utter Moral Collapse of UNC-Chapel Hill

UNC-Chapel Hill put its own interests over its student-athletes on a scale that should shake anyone’s trust in the University as a whole.

Jimmy Carter II
Forget Kansas, What’s the Matter with Liberals?

Obama as Carter comparisons continue to roll in, from the Left as well as the Right.

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