The Irony of Obamian History
The president loves Reinhold Niebuhr. That’s not a doctrine; that’s a problem.
The president loves Reinhold Niebuhr. That’s not a doctrine; that’s a problem.
Who will succeed Kazakhstan's Nursultan Nazarbayev?
A contest to name a multimillion-dollar shipping vessel means that names like Boaty McBoatface are suddenly being taken seriously.
Israel has rescued tens of thousands of Jews from conflicts around the world.
President Obama's Cuba visit marks his last tool to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba.
If there's anyone in Belgium prepared to take on such a complicated case, it's likely Sven Mary.
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This is another one of those counterintuitive rules: An innovative organization must have a strong, well-staffed headquarters.
Here is an interesting one from retired Admiral James Stavridis. As a Naval officer I know pointed out, it isn’t often you see Infinite Jest on a military reading list.
No, it is not your imagination, nor an invention of this blog.
Afghanistan U.S. intensifies bombing against IS in Afghanistan The United States has intensified its air campaign in Afghanistan as the Islamic State widened its reach in the country, according to a report by the New York Times on Friday (NYT). According to Air Force data, the United States conducted three times as many strikes in ...
From the melting Arctic to the Syrian drought, the president says climate change poses a bigger threat than the Islamic State. Too bad the GOP doesn’t want to do much to fight it.
The small South American nation is the world's first country to legalize marijuana. But just because the drug is legal to buy doesn't mean you can buy it legally.
The parties to the civil war in Yemen have agreed to implement a ceasefire in the run-up to peace talks set to begin next week. The arrangement was brokered in talks in Sanaa overseen by U.N. Yemen envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. The de-escalation comes after a particularly bloody weekend in which 57 people were ...
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