The Makings of Another Forever War
Would a new AUMF actually limit the war-making powers of President Obama or his successors?
The Last Pan-African Leader?
Adrian Jennings examines how pan-Africanism has shaped politics on the continent.
The Great Delusion
New developments suggest that China will not hesitate to remain outside of the liberal international order if its interests are not served by it.
AAP’s Broom Makes a Clean Sweep
Arvind Kejriwal’s watershed victory in Delhi’s elections this Tuesday comes after the political failure of his short-lived administration in India’s capital last year.
After the Fall: U.S. Aid and Deteriorating Human Rights in Egypt
As Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi continues his campaign of repression against the political opposition, American aid and military hardware continue to pour into the country.
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Korean Heir
In a country ruled by Chaebol executives, the macadamia-induced diatribe of then-Korean Airlines vice-president Cho Hyun-ah falls on the benign side of corporate misbehavior.
Islam’s Smothered Voice
The attacks on Charlie Hebdo were the harbinger of a greater battle to come — not the prophesied “clash of civilizations” between the West and Islam, but the storm of conflict between a free, equal society and one governed by fear and terror.
With Greek Debt, A Reason to Rethink the Euro
After the election of a new far-left government in Greece, the Eurozone risks losing one of its first members, and perhaps much more.
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do – The Gulf Between Western Ideology and Action
Oftentimes for the West, practicing what it preaches is either inconvenient or detrimental to the developing world.
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