An Uneasy Ménage à Trois
Reliance on Russian and Ukrainian Weapons Puts China in a Tight Spot December 4, 2014 Michael Kofman Summary: China might seem like a winner in Russia’s clash with the West over Ukraine, but the...
View ArticleSarko's Comeback
The UMP and the Future of French Democracy December 6, 2014 Arthur Goldhammer Summary: Nicolas Sarkozy has just been elected head of UMP, the party he led before becoming president. Sarkozy hopes that...
View ArticleThe German Connection
An Unlikely Middle East Mediator Works in the Shadows November 10, 2014 Lauren Harrison Summary: Discussions of the Holocaust aside, Germany and Israel are still rarely mentioned in the same breath....
View ArticleBreaking the Ice
Why the United States Needs Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers December 11, 2014 Milosz Reterski Summary: In defending its vital interests in the Arctic, the United States lacks a critical tool: mighty...
View ArticleReady for War With ISIS?
Foreign Affairs' Brain Trust Weighs In December 14, 2014 Summary: We poll experts on whether they think the United States should significantly step up its military campaign against ISIS in Iraq and...
View ArticleThe Torture Report's Missing Victims
Did the United States Abuse Female Terrorist Suspects? December 14, 2014 Nimmi Gowrinathan Summary: Most of the recent Senate report on the CIA’s use of torture after 9/11 is gruesomely detailed. But...
View ArticleThe End of Immunity?
Why Foreign Sovereign Employers Should be Concerned November 18, 2014 Rebecca M. Aragon and Jean M. Flannery Summary: Foreign sovereign employers often assume that they are immune from U.S. court...
View ArticleCuban Comrades
The Truth About Washington and Havana's New Detente December 21, 2014 Michael J. Bustamante Summary: The agreement reached between the Obama administration and the Cuban government is by any measure...
View ArticleDemocracy by Necessity
Tunisians Go to the Polls December 23, 2014 Marina Ottaway Summary: After three years of battles in the streets, in the National Constituent Assembly, and at the ballot box, Tunisia has officially...
View ArticleDisarming the Lords of War
A New International Treaty to Regulate the Arms Trade December 23, 2014 Denise Garcia Summary: The United Nations’ Arms Trade Treaty, which comes into force on Christmas Eve this year, will deal a...
View ArticleThe Cuban Knot
The Vatican's Strategy in Havana December 30, 2014 Victor Gaetan Summary: The United States and Cuba could not have restored diplomatic ties without the Catholic Church. But the church could be the...
View ArticleExit Music
Did Obama Bungle the Iraq Withdrawal? December 3, 2014 Lawrence J. Korb; Rick Brennan Summary: Korb argues that Iraqi politicians and American generals are to blame for the bungled withdrawal from...
View ArticleHammer and Anvil
How to Defeat ISIS January 2, 2015 Robert A. Pape, Keven Ruby, and Vincent Bauer Summary: The ongoing U.S. air campaign against ISIS succeeded in blunting the group's drive toward Kurdish and Shia...
View ArticleSo Long, Austerity?
Syriza's Victory and the Future of the Eurozone January 25, 2015 Stathis N. Kalyvas Summary: Talk of overturning austerity aside, Greece still needs the last 7.2 billion euro installment of the...
View ArticleYoga Diplomacy
Narendra Modi's Soft Power Strategy January 25, 2015 Peter Martin Summary: India has long seemed unable or unwilling to become a major player on the world stage. But the country’s prime minister,...
View ArticleGood Luck, Jonathan
The Problem With Democracy in Nigeria January 27, 2015 John Campbell Summary: Americans tend to think of elections as the apex of democracy. But in some cases they are the opposite. In countries with...
View ArticleCan the Far Left Sweep Spain?
Radical Politics and the “Podemos” Wave February 8, 2015 Omar G. Encarnación Summary: After the radical-left Syriza party came to power in Greece, attention has turned to Spain's Podemos—a leftist...
View ArticleA Rumble in Delhi
How AAP Won—And What Comes Next February 11, 2015 Milan Vaishnav Summary: On Monday, there was an earthquake in New Delhi. The shockwaves might have been electoral and the fallout political rather...
View ArticleHavana Calling
Easing the Embargo Will Open the Cuban Telecom Sector February 17, 2015 Jose W. Fernandez and Eric Lorber Summary: Easing the U.S. embargo on Cuba will provide companies with immediate economic...
View ArticleUnplugging Putin TV
How to Beat Back the Kremlin Propaganda February 18, 2015 Peter Pomerantsev Summary: The West's ability to counter the Kremlin's skillful propaganda is now a matter of global security. Here's how to...
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