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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Europe & Central Asia
Branding Turkey’s Dealings With the Islamic State With the “A” Word
Turkey’s head-in-the-sand policy towards the Islamic State leaves it open to charges of appeasement.
In What World Are the Kurds as Dangerous as the Islamic State?
In Turkish President Erdogan’s apparently: He claims to fear an independent Kurdish state as much as the Islamic State.
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.
Nuking an Asteroid May Sound Like a Good Idea, But…
Preventing an asteroid from striking the earth by targeting it with a nuclear warhead is not only illegal, it provides another justification for the existence of nuclear weapons.
Move Over, NATO and IMF: Eurasia Is Coming
A thousand poles are blooming as new international blocs like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS Development Bank emerge to challenge Western economic and military hegemony.
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?
The Strange Non-Death of Polish Neoliberalism
The financial crisis that swept the world after 2007 should have been the final nail in the coffin for the neo-liberal. Yet, globally, neo-liberalism didn’t die.
Scotland, Nationalism, and Freedom
The Scottish people will expect the promises that British Prime Minister David Cameron made to be delivered.
What Happened to Romania’s Irrecuperables?
A quarter century after the fall of Ceausescu, there are still many institutions and orphanages throughout Romania.