Is ISIS Islamic?

Every religion has its dark sides, but the conflict is about politics.

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10 Facts: Women and the Nobel Prize

Across all disciplines, only one in twenty Nobel recipients have been women.

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TTIP: Transatlantic Blues?

The TTIP negotiators have lost their way. Time for a reset.

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How ISIS Catches the United States With Its Pants Down

A new form of asymmetric warfare against the world’s biggest military.

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5 Facts: Texas Explains the U.S. Job Recovery

U.S. job market may be marching back to pre-recession numbers, but these gains are unevenly distributed.

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Japan: A Polite Nation’s Dark Underbelly

A poor record on human rights hurts democracy in Japan.

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9 Facts: Resurging Poland

Poland has come a long way since the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Who Created ISIS?

Syria is the 14th country in the Muslim world to be invaded, occupied or bombed by U.S. forces.

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Ukraine: Survival as a Human Right

Ahead of a decisive winter, Ukraine faces a difficult battle without strong support from the West.

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Russia: Life After Empire

How much smaller is Russia today than in its days as an empire?

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