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France and the West: Inconvenient Questions

Action-reaction patterns in the November 13 terrorist attack in Paris.

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After Paris: Long Cycles in Politics and History

The world still awaits a resolution of the end of the Ottoman Empire, Caliphate or not.

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Adapt to Survive: Urban Flooding in the Philippines

Unable to afford relocation, residents of the flooded village of Artex are forced to adapt to survive.

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Germany’s Immigration “Crisis”: Six Schools of Thought

How to get one’s mind around the massive wave of haphazard immigration into Germany?

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Brexit: A Bad Idea Hard to Defeat

By voting for or against Brexit, the UK will decide much more than just its own relationship with the European Union.

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David Cameron on Europe: The Implicit and Explicit Messages

Cameron’s speech implies recasting how the UK interacts with the EU.

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The Gender Imbalance of the One-Child Policy

How the One-Child Policy affected Chinese demographics.

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New Wave Terrorism: The Syrian Nightmare and Moral Confusion

Brace yourselves. There is a new wave of terrorism coming to the G20 countries.

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Syria: Any Honest Broker?

A look at who is (or is not) invited forecasts how little it can do to end the war.

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The Martian: America’s Self-Delusion at its Silliest

The United States, capable of such a delusional self-image, deserves Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

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