The situation in Syria today, now occupying the top slot on the international agenda, is about more than just the U.S.-Russia political compromise on chemical weapons. It is also about the interethnic and sectarian tensions driving Syria’s civil war. These tensions are echoing well beyond Syria itself, into the countries of the Greater Caucasus region, […]

The rise of Germany is reconfiguring the former Warsaw Pact zone as both the United States and the European Union struggle over a crisis of political economy.

The ambitions of post-Cold War U.S. policy in Central Europe have hit a wall.

There's a lot more than meets the eye in the argument between merchants and banks over who pays debit card swipe fees.

Prophesying doom for America is a hearty perennial with many uses. A fifth wave of declinism in as many decades is now rising.

Perverse Federal policy incentives stemming from the "war on drugs" are overwhelming Americans' Fourth Amendment rights.

American prosperity and security are linked to the ability of financial markets to stimulate invention and innovation.

Russia and America are natural allies in the north Pacific.

What statesmen come to call various regions of the world predisposes them to adopt certain strategic concepts over others.

On October 4, 2013, the New York Times published an article by Kim Severson about the opening of the Newman Center residence hall in Troy, Alabama, which contains the third-largest public university in the state. The dormitory “caters to students who want a residential experience infused with religion”. Newman Centers have of course been around […]