News Analysis
Reefer Madness
Colorado’s Pot Market Breaks Record This Summer

As pot use continues to climb in Colorado this summer, previous reports on the demographic breakdown of buyers suggests that heavy users are likely behind the spike in sales.

Game of Thrones
Hagel Visits India, Aims to Secure Arms Deal

As India aims to beef up its military might, the U.S. is seeking a closer defense relationship with it in order to increase pressure on China.

poll pushback
Low Trust in Government Doesn’t Spell GOP Victory

Americans are more skeptical of both big business and the federal government than ever. But this does not mean that some sort of libertarian turn is right around the corner.

Enviro-Mental
New Report "Damns" Keystone Pipeline

A new study suggests that Keystone may have quadruple the effect on global emissions that the State Department reported it would have earlier this year. Unfortunately, these researchers fail to grasp a simple truth: that oil is coming out of the ground, Keystone or not.

The Middle East Aflame
Why Didn’t the U.S. Intelligence Services See ISIS Coming?

The failure to anticipate Maliki’s coup is only the latest in a long line of US intelligence problems, which also include the failure to take ISIS’ true measure.

The God Wars
Muslims Must Condemn ISIS Visibly and Loudly

In the wake of a controversy over a Australian jihadi’s son posing with a severed head, it’s more clear than ever that Muslims communities must loudly and visibly condemn jihadism. If they don’t, tensions between Muslims and other religious groups could grow worse in the West.

Smart Diplomacy
China Shrugs Off U.S. in South China Sea

It’s not just in the Middle East where the initiatives of the Obama Administration can be quietly ignored and brushed aside. China, too, is getting in on the latest trend in international relations.

Fore!
As Obama Golfs, Tanks Roll in Baghdad and a Country Unravels

Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki deployed troops and delivered a midnight speech vowing to hold onto power for a third term no matter what. The timing couldn’t be worse for the US strategically or President Obama politically.

"Don't Do Stupid Stuff"
Hillary Distances Herself from Obama in Middle East

Hillary Clinton criticized her former boss on his handling of Syria, Israel, and Iran in an interview this weekend that had both political and policy implications. A must-read.

The Middle East Aflame
Does New Money for Hamas Actually Raise Hopes for Peace?

Hamas’ inability to pay its employees helped drive it toward a losing fight with Israel. With a mysterious donation changing that, could peace be closer at hand?

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