Yemen and Somalia are examples of U.S. mission creep, not success
President Obama used examples of operations in those nations as proof of American success. That's probably not a good sign.
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Ukraine: The glossary
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Is Narendra Modi India's Reagan or Hitler?
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Why do all Africa books look the same?
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U.S. Capitol becomes public restroom in China
Mexican journalist suffers brutal beating after critical stories
The violence against Karla Silva has struck a chord around the country.
To some in the Middle East, the Islamic State is a joke
Parodies of the militant group are gaining traction.
Video: Truth and half-truths in the campaigns for and against Scottish independence
Fact-checking the campaign advertisements.
Saudi Arabia, key to Obama’s strategy, beheaded at least 8 people last month
The U.S. wants to fight terrorists who behead people with the help of a government that still beheads people
The peculiar history of Scotland and England’s union
Britain's history of unity is far more tenuous than many now realize.
What Obama didn’t say: How Iran fits into Islamic State fight
President Obama left out one important element in his address on strategies to confront the Islamic State: How Iran fits in the emerging coalition. It’s a question that can’t be set aside indefinitely, and could be among the defining challenges of the U.S.-led coalition. Like all affairs in Iraq – and neighboring Syria, for that […]
The mysterious explosion that could change the Syrian war
The entire leadership of one rebel group gone. Who replaces them?
The better way to end an Islamist insurgency
The promise of a new Muslim autonomous region in the Philippines may bring to an end a four-decades-old conflict.
