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Return of the Nation-State
Transatlantic Ties in a Populist Era

The European Union must rebalance in favor of that unfashionable but sturdy institution, the nation-state. U.S. diplomacy should assist.

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.

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Chalk Un Up
The President’s Possibly Shrewd Idea on North Korea

Whether accidentally or on purpose, Trump and his team may have hit on a productive new approach to dealing with the Kim regime.

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 Party in Denial
Who Killed the Liberal World Order?

Memo to Obama partisans: look at your own legacy before you cast that first stone.

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