The World Ignites
Western Jihadis Release ISIS Recruitment Video

ISIS is not just the Middle East’s problem. As a new recruitment video makes clear, it’s full of Western jihadists. What happens if they decide to come home?

Gazproblems
Is Russia Funding Green Opposition to Fracking?

NATO’s secretary general has accused Moscow of fomenting an anti-fracking misinformation campaign in Europe as a way to keep its customers reliant on Russian gas.

The World Ignites
Iran’s Popularity Plummets in Middle East

Iran is one of the main sponsors of terror in the Middle East, and now it’s losing popularity in the region.

Showboating
China Deploys Four New Oil Rigs to the S. China Sea

Only a month after its deployment of an oil rig to disputed waters in the South China Sea, China is sending four more offshore platforms into the region.

Racism in Europe
France Turns Against Jews, Roma

The alarming rise of anti-Semitism in France is now beyond question. As Europe’s social fabric frays, it’s a bad time to be a minority group within its borders.

Crisis in Ukraine
Ukraine Says Its Troops Closed Off Russian Border

Ukraine has announced that its troops have taken control of the whole Russian border, and Poroshenko has outlined his plan for peace. Meanwhile, more Russian troops are massing along the border.

Shale Goes Global
Can the West Keep Fracking Technology from Russia?

Russia can’t tap its massive shale hydrocarbon reserves without Western technology, and that’s led some to speculate that withholding the necessary technical know-how could be a weapon against Putin. But the West looks too divided—and the economic rationale for oil majors to partner with the Russians seems too strong—for us to count this as an arrow in our quiver.

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Rise or Decline
Should the US Be Bullish or Bearish on China’s Rise?

A strong and rising China is something the U.S. should worry about—and so is a weak and unstable China. But perhaps most worrying of all is the fundamental uncertainty about which scenario we’ll see.

Iraq Disintegrates
Saudi Arabia to US, Iran: Don’t Interfere

Fearing U.S.-Iran cooperation on a clean-up effort in Iraq, Saudi Arabia is warning foreign powers to stay put and stay out.

SNP Sings Solo
Is Anybody For Scottish Independence?

China has just added its voice to the amazingly diverse group of countries and people who oppose Scottish independence. Maybe it’s time for SNP to rethink its strategy.

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