The Islamic State’s initial attempts at governing have been disrupted by Western airstrikes.
How Good Is the Islamic State at Governing?
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Catching up With the State of Human Rights in Poland
The Poland justice system is weighed down by lengthy trials and pre-trial detention.
Saudi Arabia and the Islamic State’s Legal Codes Too Close for Comfort
Just like the Islamist State, Saudi Arabia flogs and prescribes hanging and stoning to death.
Like Al Qaeda, Islamic State a Threat to Saudi Arabia Despite Similar Worldview
Ideological affinity makes it difficult for Saudi Arabia to distance itself from the Islamic State.
Between Nuke Talks and Opposition to Islamic State, U.S. and Iran Becoming Not-so-Strange Bedfellows
Just how involved is Iran in the fight against the Islamic State?
Ukraine Stiffs China for Billions Owed
China paid Ukraine $3 billion two years ago for grain still not delivered and another $3.6 billion that’s owed to China will also probably default.
Easy Targets: U.S.-Palestinian Charitable Organizations Charged With Terrorist Acts
The U.S. government couldn’t resist the temptation to conflate U.S.-Palestinian charities with terrorist organizations.
PBS-TV’s Frontline Misrepresents Vladimir Putin
Frontline ignores the role that the Harvard Economics Department played in post-Soviet privatization and the ensuing corruption.
The Generational Shift in East-Central European Politics
Lustration ― screening of officials for their ties to Communist-era secret police ― is of little consequence to the new generation of East-Central Europe politicians.
The Ebola Blame Game: WHO Chastised, IMF Criticism Deflected
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund structural adjustment policies undermined government funding for health infrastructure countries most afflicted by Ebola.