As more European governments line up to recognize a Palestinian state, Israel (and the U.S.) look more isolated than ever.
Recognizing Palestine
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Democracy & Governance
Why China Won’t Talk to Hong Kong’s Protesters
Hong Kong’s Occupiers have been peaceful and their demands reasonable, but China’s leaders see bogeymen around every corner.
Conflict Resolution and German Reunification
East and West Germany were like a couple that had rushed into marriage with very little understanding of what it would be like to live together.
Hong Kong: The Future of People Power?
Hong Kong’s “Occupy Central” movement is neither revolutionary nor subversive: It’s a basic demand for a more responsive and accountable government.
Can China Pacify Its Restive Minorities Peacefully?
China is experimenting with “soft power” approaches to its restive minority populations, but brute force remains an omnipresent threat.
Our National Security State Knows Everything about You but Nothing about the World
Americans are trading away their privacy, civil liberties, and billions of tax dollars for an intelligence complex that never seems to know what’s going on in the world.
Meet the Polish Activists on the Cutting Edge of a Possible Left Resurgence in Eastern Europe
Can Poland’s resurgent activist-intellectuals steal the thunder from the right and appeal to millions of Europeans orphaned by the economic crisis?
Factionalism and Totalitarianism Are the Scylla and Charybdis of the Arab World
Is instability in the Arab world irreversible?
Scotland, Nationalism, and Freedom
The Scottish people will expect the promises that British Prime Minister David Cameron made to be delivered.
India and China’s Pragmatism Challenge U.S. Superpower Status
India and China’s Pragmatism Challenge U.S. Superpower Status