Hutu-Tutsi Conflict
Burundi Gets Uglier

While everyone has tried to downplay or avoid the ethnic dimension, things have continued to get worse.

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the migrant crisis
The Widening Gyre

Europe’s migration crisis is not over. It is spreading.

Karina Rollins
Europe's Slow-Motion Crisis
Not a Nazi in Sight

What I saw—and didn’t see—at the PEGIDA rally.

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A Grim Anniversary
The Assassination of Boris Nemtsov—One Year Later

The brazen murder and its subsequent investigation demonstrate the nature and fragility of the Russian political regime.

North Korea Fallout
U.S. and China Agree to North Korea Sanctions

Beijing understands that North Korea makes life difficult for China.

Crime and Punishment
Tempering Expectations on Prison Reform

Reducing sentences for nonviolent offenses won’t take a big bite out of America’s prison population.

Blue Model Blues
The Pension Crisis, Philadelphia Edition

The state of Philadelphia’s pension system is dire and Ron Dubow, the city’s Director of Finance, is sounding the alarm.

Frack Baby Frack
America’s First LNG Exports Are Headed to Brazil

The first shipment of liquified American shale gas departed a Louisiana port on Wednesday, an historic occasion in U.S. energy history.

Compare and Contrast
What’s Been Censored from the Chinese Edition of Political Order and Political Decay

For readers of the Chinese edition of Political Order and Political Decay, I thought you might like to know what parts were altered from the original text. The passages below are the English language originals, followed by the Chinese versions.  If you don’t read Chinese, there is an English-only version after the Chinese text.  Hence the […]

The European Immigration Crisis
Standing Athwart the Balkans, Yelling Stop

Austria, Balkans agree to restrict migrant flow out of Greece. Real problems ahead for Athens, EU.

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