Omnis Divisa in Partes Tres
Libya: Going or Gone?

As competing governments square off, Libya increasingly looks like it may have broken into pieces that won’t be reassembled.

ACA Revisionism
High-Ranking Dem Now Opposes Obamacare

The Senate’s third-ranking Democrat now thinks Democrats made a mistake in pushing Obamacare through when and how they did. But his reason is odd: that rising health care costs didn’t affect Americans.

The Revisionists
China and Russia’s “Sphere of Influence” Fallacy

China and Russia argue that the West would be hypocritical not to grant them their “spheres of influence.” Here’s why they’re wrong.

Podcast
Chuck Hagel, “Sacrificial Lamb”

Dov Zakheim says Chuck Hagel was this administration’s “sacrificial lamb,” and argues Obama’s foreign policy agenda has been handled “very poorly.”

Erdogan Rising
Erdogan the “Just Sultan”

The Turkish President’s critique of a recent court ruling reveals his authoritarian streak.

Churchill at 140
Cure for a World Adrift

November 30 marks the 140th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s birth, and his thoughts on strength, deterrence, and the great world powers are as insightful today as they were in his own time.

Pyramid Power
Tourists Return to Egypt

Tourism is making a recovery in Egypt, bolstering the Arab world’s third largest economy. But the return to normalcy is threatened by the growing risk of renewed political instability.

The Francis Era
Pope Francis Intervenes, Arrests Follow

Several recent stories show Pope Francis pursuing a reform agenda that is more nuanced, and more in continuity with the work of his predecessors, than many realize.

Crude Economics
Drop in Oil Prices Hurts Russia More Than Sanctions

Russia’s finance minister said that the combination of sanctions and falling oil prices will cost Moscow up to $140 billion a year. Of that, oil prices are by far the bigger factor.

Disease Control
WHO Warns of Rapid Spread of Plague in Madagascar

Move over Ebola. A plague outbreak in Madagascar has gone pneumonic, meaning that it’s capable of being spread by coughing.

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