Higher Ed Shake Up
Red Higher Ed Reforms Put Pressure on Carolina Blue

As a conservative think tank is roiling the waters of North Carolina’s public higher education system, it’s clear that red states pose a huge threat to the dysfunctional higher ed status quo.

NATO Defense
NATO and Sweden Send in the Subs

NATO and Sweden are conducting a huge drill with a dozen subs from eleven countries, in a move that’s sure to raise temperatures in the Kremlin.

Spoiler Alert
Russia and China Block Burundi Statement as Ethnic Tensions Rise

As signs in Burundi begin to point towards renewed ethnic conflict between Hutus and Tutsis, China and Russia are making life hard for the those pushing for a UN Security Council statement.

Europe's Immigration Crisis
Record High Weekend for Refugees, Rescues in Med

Are the new rescue plans helping, or drawing migrants to make serious risks?

The Nuclear Negotiations and the Sunnis
The Dangers of a Rebalancing Act

The GCC asks for formal defense guarantees, putting the Administration in a bind.

ACA Fail Fractal
ER Use Grows Despite Rosy ACA Predicitions

ER use has increased under the ACA, contrary to expectations. The law has not fixed the deep problems making U.S. health care expensive and inefficient.

No Progress
Iran Balking At Diplomatic Solution To Ship Standoff

Representatives of Maersk Line met with Iranian port officials as the Danish ambassador met with Iran’s foreign ministry in Tehran. They got little for their efforts.

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Russia and the West
Airing Putin’s Dirty Laundry

The U.S. Congress needs to attack the pillars of Putin’s domestic support by exposing the regime’s rampant corruption.

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Elections in the UK
Four Elections and a Funeral

For all the speeches by politicians and the analysis of pundits, no-one really has a clue what will happen in Thursday’s election. History, however, suggests a few ways things could go.

Game of Thrones in Asia
Sri Lanka Looks to the United States

Secretary John Kerry was warmly received in Colombo this weekend, as Sri Lanka’s government makes moves for democratic reforms. Beijing is watching warily.

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