8 Facts: Manufacturing’s Shrinking Share of U.S. GDP

Americans have traded jobs in manufacturing for jobs in the service sector.

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Kaliningrad: Achilles’ Heel for the West

Kaliningrad could be Putin’s and Russia’s best diplomatic card in 2015.

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Islam and the West: Clash of Civilizations?

Is the real problem between Islam and the West — or within Islam itself?

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Greek Theater and Europe’s Future

Why politicians welcome the Grexit debate – and why it will do little to solve Europe’s woes.

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New York’s Renegade Police Department

Will the NYPD accept democratic control? The city’s mayor wants it so.

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The Human Side of North Korea

North Koreans aren’t the robots they are often portrayed as in Western newspapers and magazines.

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The Global American Dream

The U.S. is still the world’s gold standard.

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When America Simply Shrugs

Despite a plethora of quite fixable problems, Americans seem increasingly inclined just to look the other way.

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Germany Vs. Greece: Behind the Headlines

Germany’s actual position on Greece.

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TTIP and GMOs: The European Race to Please America

The amateurishness and subservience of European politicians coming to Washington knows no bounds.

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