France’s largest bank is hit with billions in fines for trading with Sudan, Iran, and others.

Russia sent jets and experts to Iraq. As America dithers, does Russia see an opening for a new Shiite alliance?

Turkey came out in favor of an independent Kurdistan this weekend, while Israel renewed its vocal support.

As it expands its reach, ISIS has proclaimed the territory under its control to be an Islamic empire. How will will regional governments, not to mention other jihadi groups, respond to the new “caliphate”?

Argentina tried to play fast and loose with a Supreme Court ruling this week, but a New York judge smacked it down.

Turkey moved to subdue its long-running ethnic conflict on Thursday, and Israel joined it in reaching out to Iraqi Kurdistan. There may be at least one potential beneficiary from the chaos in Iraq.

Egypt and Iraq both ignored Secretary of State John Kerry this week. This was not a freak occurrence, but the foreseeable fruit of a deliberate American policy.

In a sweeping ruling, the Supreme Court declared that police cannot search suspects’ cellphones without warrants just because they were found during an arrest. The decision sets a vital marker for privacy protection in the digital age.

Secretary of State Kerry met with Kurdish leaders on Tuesday, while Vice President Biden and Turkish PM Erdogan discussed keeping the autonomous region in Iraq. But the Kurds have newfound oil wealth and hold the only secure segment of a disintegrating country. Will they enter the fray or forge a separate destiny?

Thailand’s junta finds a warm reception in China, just when it needs a friend. Is this another shift in the balance of power in South East Asia?