News Analysis
The Kurdish Question
Ahead of Trump’s Turkey Summit

When Erdogan visits Trump at White House this month, it will be differences in strategy—not values—that keep the two leaders apart.

Puerto Rico Blues
The Biggest Public Bankruptcy in U.S. History Is Underway

Puerto Rico’s debt crisis is a case study in blue model failure.

Survey Says
Russia Winning Arab Hearts and Minds

While increasing numbers of young Arabs see the U.S. as an enemy.

Greek-Turkish Relations
A Brewing Crisis in the Aegean?

As Turkey moves away from the West, reviving the smoldering rivalry with Greece could be a natural consequence.

Climate "Treaty"
India Showing How Little Paris Was Worth

What good is a climate deal that can’t be enforced?

Higher Education Watch
Today’s College Freshmen Are…

New survey results paint a bleak portrait of America’s future middle and upper class.

Land of the Rising Gun
Abe Has 2020 Vision on Changing Constitution

But revising Japan’s peace clause remains a divisive proposition.

Higher Education Watch
The Right Way to Pursue Social Justice in Academia

Purdue, a major research institution in Indiana, has acquired Kaplan University, an online education company that caters to non-traditional students.

After Brexit
EU to UK: All Your Money Are Belong to Us

A cool €100 billion is the new estimated Brexit tax that the EU may ask Britain to pay.

A Little Perspective
Pew Study: U.S. Middle Class Smaller But Richer Than Europe’s

You’re better off living in Mississippi than Italy.

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