Late last week, we learned that Iran had given the high hat to the IAEA. Now we see that it is assiduously working to undo the sanctions regime by negotiating with Russia. Given the state of relations between Russia and the West, Iran may stand a good chance of succeeding.

Two beheadings later, and the Iraq syndrome begins to recede into the distance, as President Obama readies the nation for its third Iraq war in 25 years.

With the United States struggling to pull together a coalition to fight ISIS, it makes sense for Iran’s leaders to prevaricate while seeking more sanctions relief.

With reports emerging that Boko Haram may be threatening to roll through the city of Maidiguri, we have yet another example of how the state and development failures in Africa generate dangers that the rest of the world just cannot ignore.

A South African bank set up to serve poor customers went under last month, leading to a ripple effect through its financial system. But this bank’s collapse shouldn’t put an end to efforts to get credit access for the world’s poor.

Pakistan is and has been for many years a dictatorship in drag. The military and intelligence establishment actually run the country but prefer to mask their control with a veneer of civilian rule.

Putin is only the most obvious threat to Ukraine’s future. Corruption is an even bigger problem.

The Obama administration finds itself in the increasingly difficult position of preserving its ephemeral gains in negotiations with Iran while facing the daunting task of figuring out a way to stabilize the Sunni world across the Middle East.

America and Iran both want Maliki out of power in Iraq. Does that make them strategic partners in the Middle East?

As oligarchs burrow further into the body politic across the former Warsaw Pact nations, fighting corrupt Russian influence across the EU needs to be a focus of Western strategy.