The special relationship between the United States and Israel plays an outsize role in shaping U.S. policy in the Middle East — so why is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now jeopardizing it?
The Constitutional Court’s decision to dissolve the left-oriented Unified Progressive Party will have a chilling effect on the Korean political left.
Continue reading Censorship or National Security? – Political Dismemberment in the Republic of Korea
In the past, Great Britain’s greatness relied on its formidable sea power. Now, the Royal Navy has more admirals than warships.
Just days after the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Boko Haram killed as many as 2,000 people in northern Nigeria.
Managing illegal immigration and asylum seekers is one of the great problems threatening the unity of the European Union.
Continue reading Broken Promises – Europe’s Mediterranean Refugee Crisis
Following a string of controversial grand jury decisions, race has gripped the national discourse.
Continue reading Still “Yearning to Breathe Free” in America?
Since the Obama administration announced its “pivot to Asia” in late 2011, it has failed to back up its rhetoric with concrete actions.
In order to gain popular legitimacy, Die Linke must divorce its present-day image from that of the former Socialist Unity Party of East Germany.
Nearly three months after the collapse of a ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists, little has changed in Eastern Ukraine — except for the number of casualties.
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