World's Policeman
Nigeria Requests US Troops to Fight Boko Haram

Requests like this one are likely to become more frequent.

Life in the Panopticon
Big Brother (and Everyone Else) is Watching

A new DARPA project scrapes the web in ways Google doesn’t even try. Welcome to the brave new internet world.

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The Middle East and Beyond
How Bad Are U.S.-Israeli Relations?

And how important are they in the grand scheme of things?

Japanese Demographics
Abe’s Former Advisor Promotes Apartheid

The comments of Abe’s ex-advisor signify that even very conservative Japanese are starting to think about the “unthinkable”: the necessity of increasing immigration.

After the War
The Arab Blockade of Gaza

The hard times for its people are going to continue until Gaza finds a government that Egypt, the Gulf States, and Israel will accept.

Going Off the Rails
Is “Busophobia” Bankrupting America’s Cities?

Buses idle while over-budget and behind-schedule rail projects proliferate. That’s a problem, but something can be done.

The Special Relationship in the 21st Century
The President Calls Out British Defense Cuts

Allowing the British military to slip below the 2% NATO target would damage the alliance, the President warns.

Singular Shale
It’s Hard Playing Catch-Up to US Shale

Canada, China, and Argentina are the only other countries besides the U.S. to commercially produce shale oil and gas, but theirs is a pale imitation.

Strategy & Policy
The Open Ukrainian Society and Its Enemies

Before the West can develop a Ukraine policy, it must have a Ukraine strategy. Achieving what we want and need in Ukraine, thwarting Russia’s revisionist program and resuming progress toward a safer and more democratic world system, will take not just a concerted effort, but also a smart one.

A Scary Solution
Can We Geoengineer Our Way Out of Climate Change?

The U.S. National Academy of Science said this week that it would like to see more research done in the field of geoengineering, though it rightfully urged caution.

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