Game of Thrones
No Strategy in the South China Sea

Some observers are worried that the U.S. has gotten ahead of itself in Asia, as regional partners worry about having to choose between the U.S. and economic relations with China.

The Post-American Middle East
Weak US Policy Makes Life Harder for Middle East Liberals

Examples of harsh domestic practices around the Middle East, like the 1000 lashes Saudi Arabia is giving to a liberal blogger, are in part a consequence of the current weak U.S. policy in the region.

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The Beautiful Game
FIFA, the United States, and Global Order

The FIFA indictments tell us something about the way in which the United States exerts its power on the global stage, and how that power is experienced by the rest of the world, particularly by many countries outside the West.

One Can Dream...
A Robocall-Free Future?

Pollsters are up in arms over possible FCC regulations which could make blocking robocalls much easier for consumers. Too bad for them.

Divide and Conquer
Ahead of Sanctions Vote, Putin Plays Italy

The mere fact that he is able to make the play tells us that the U.S. hasn’t been paying enough attention to Europe.

AKP Takes A Drubbing
Turks Say No to Erdogan Power Grab

The AKP’s thumping at the polls means Turkey’s democracy gets another chance.

Both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice
Abortion: The Great American Exception

More than 40 years after Roe v. Wade, a new report finds that Americans are not only choosing to restrict abortion more tightly, fewer Americans are choosing to have them. American individualism is predicated on a deep respect for human life.

Nothing To See Here
Pakistan: We Won’t Share Nukes with Saudis

Pakistan’s civil government claims that Pakistan will not be sharing their nuclear weapons with Saudi Arabia. Don’t pay too much attention to what they’re saying.

Education Reform
Differences in School Spending, but Not Where You’d Think

A blue/red divide? Coast/interior? How about neither: differences in state spending lead to no easy conclusions about how to improve the nation’s schools.

U.S. Aid Missions
A Better Way to Conduct Missions of Mercy

With the annual humanitarian Pacific Partnership mission underway, it is time to reconsider how we dispense aid to other nations.

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