Working on Roma rights is like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube.
For the Majority of Roma, Inclusion Is an Elusive Goal
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According to U.S., Islamic State May Not Be Worth a Strategy
Washington may still be wedded to thinking of the Islamic State as a second-rate threat that only needs tactics, not a strategy, to defeat it.
America’s Forgotten Naval War With Iran
Though you may remember its tragic conclusion: the downing of an Iran airliner by the U.S. warship Vincennes.
The Islamic State Needs to Be Stopped, But With Imagination, Not Intervention
Intervention may not be the answer, but the damage that the Islamic State wreaks on the regions it rules requires immediate action.
Making Green Cool Again in Hungary
The green group Zofi revitalized the environmental movement in Hungary.
Seizures of Ramadi and Palmyra Suggest Islamic State, Despite Setbacks, Still on a Roll
The Islamic State is less a product of Islamist extremism than the legacy of Saddam Hussein.
Dying to Get Into Europe (Pt. 2)
European nations are considering military intervention in Libya to halt illicit migration.
Dying to Get Into Europe (Pt. 1)
Europe’s self-imposed migration crisis.
When It Comes to Nuclear Deterrence, Realists Are Actually Dreamers
Nuclear deterrence turns normally skeptical realists all starry-eyed.
Solidarity’s Offices: Where Time Has Stopped
Membership in Poland’s Solidarity trade union is shrinking and the aging leadership blocks the way of new blood.