Despite the ongoing islands dispute, Japan and China are growing closer.
Abe’s WWII Statement and Self-Defense Bill Boost Japan-China Relations
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East-Central Europe’s Moral Revolution
To Vaclav Havel, government wasn’t about a well-oiled economy or keeping the streets safe and clean, but whether the system allowed people to live with integrity.
Historic Sites Fill a Variety of the Islamic State’s Needs, None of Them Good
Historic sites serve every purpose to the Islamic State except actual preservation of cultural heritage.
The Islamic State Succeeds Despite Breaking All the Rules of Insurgency
Or, to put it another way, the Islamic State succeeds because it breaks all the rules of insurgency.
Finally, Science Beginning to Prove Torture Doesn’t Work
The stress of torture degrades memory and the functioning of the mind.
U.S. Military Campaign Against the Islamic State: If It Looks Like a War
The United States has tacit, if not official, congressional approval for its war on the Islamic State.
East-Central Europe’s Goldilocks Generation
Those of a certain age had the best chance of participating in shaping the post-revolutionary environment in East-Central Europe.
Finland Still Walks a Fine Line Between Defying and Placating Russia
Meanwhile, some in Finland sympathize with Russia.
Pakistan Beginning to Renounce Its Volatile Ways
Pakistan has become more serious about stamping out violent Islamist extremism on its own soil and is moderating its relations with Indian.
What if, Faced With Nuclear War, We Surrendered?
The only true way to win a nuclear war is not to fight it.