Jihadism’s Civil War
From The National Interest: ALMOST OVERNIGHT, the Islamic State sent its enemies reeling—and turned U.S. policy in the Middle East upside down. Islamic State forces carved out a haven in Syria and, in...
View ArticleThe Monster Next Door
From Boston: Howe Street on the east side of Manchester, New Hampshire, is part of a tight-knit community of working-class families where neighbors commonly show up unannounced for a favor. So nothing...
View ArticleWhen American-Style “Debate” Comes to Britain
I feel like we need to send an “I’m sorry” note to UK voters: What happens when no-one can win an election? That’s the question Britain’s political leaders seem likely to have to answer when voters...
View ArticleGreece’s Plan to Manage Its Debt
This is… devious: In 1941, Axis forces from Italy and Germany moved into Greece and seized control of the country. The wartime occupation lasted four years, during which some 250,000 Greeks perished....
View ArticleRussia’s Next Majority
It’s Muslim: Because of demographic trends, Muslims are on their way to becoming the dominant group in Russian life sometime within the next generation or so, and they need to begin to think about what...
View ArticleThe Loneliness of Small Places in Japan
A sad read from the WaPo: AONE, Japan — In the historic wooden schoolhouse here, decked out in the kind of bright artwork done by kids the world over, there are two classrooms, each containing three...
View ArticleThe Necromancer Fighting ISIS
From the Daily Beast: DAQUQ, Iraq — Of the American volunteers who have joined Kurdish Peshmerga forces battling against ISIS in Iraq, Mickey stands out. The blond hair combed back on his head comes to...
View ArticleWorld War III Will be Low-Tech
From Vice: Last year, the Naval Academy made two distinct changes in how it operates—one that’s a natural progression in cyberwarfare, the other a clear response to how thoroughly we rely on that...
View ArticleISIS and the Lonely Americans
From the NYT: Alex, a 23-year-old Sunday school teacher and babysitter, was trembling with excitement the day she told her Twitter followers that she had converted to Islam. For months, she had been...
View ArticleGreece is Being Hit
Important: John Perkins is no stranger to making confessions. His well-known book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, revealed how international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund...
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The Christian ISIS Bride
Via Buzzfeed: CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — On July 17, the city of Chattanooga woke to the sober reality that the events of the past 24 hours had not been some sort of nightmare — a young man named...
View ArticleDemining Bosnia
From Roads and Kingdoms: A few months ago, 62-year-old Todor Jankovic was gathering wood when he accidentally activated a land mine. Designed to explode two feet above the ground, the device...
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