Calls for still more military action against Syria? We have been here before… Too many times.
Migration: Notes on Potential Impact on Europe
Domestic policy response matters more than any decision about an initial distribution of migrants.
Thriving on Immigration
The U.S. experience offers Europe hope that the process of cultural digestion is manageable.
India: Religious Census Data Stirs Controversy
Did the BJP release population data to use it as “ammunition” to incite Hindu masses? So says the opposition.
The Fight Against Corruption: On the Home Stretch?
Why September 2015 matters much in the global battle on routing out corruption.
A Letter to My German Friends
From the Vietnam War to the eurozone crisis: What today’s Germany must learn from LBJ.
Turkey and the EU’s Self-Righteousness
Europe tends to belittle the vitality of the political debate inside Turkey and the creativity of its civil society.
Egypt: Al Sisi’s Truman Show
Like the Pharaohs of old, Egypt’s President gives his people trophies – but doesn’t address their basic needs.
UK: Currency Markets and the Price of Independence
It is clear that Britain will not join the Euro – not now and probably not ever.
Yemen and the Alliance of the Deaf
From Iraq to Syria and Yemen, U.S. and Saudi policymakers seem to have learned very little.























