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 Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s FaultThe Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin By John J. Mearsheimer
Conventional wisdom in the West blames the Ukraine crisis on Russian aggression. But this account is wrong: Washington and its European allies actually share most of the responsibility, having spent decades pushing east into Russia’s natural sphere of interest.
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 Putin's TrapWhy Ukraine Should Withdraw from Russian-Held Donbas By Alexander J. Motyl
If Ukraine does manage to pacify the Donbas, it will be saddled with a devastated, unstable, and permanently insecure rust belt that will continue to do what it has done since independence in 1991: serve as a channel for Russian influence on Ukraine’s internal affairs and a...
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 ISIS Sends a MessageWhat Gestures Say About Today’s Middle East By Nathaniel Zelinsky
What does an ISIS militant mean when he raises his index finger? Or an Egyptian activist who raises four? Although Western observers have largely ignored them, such gestures provide a unique window into the evolving politics of the Middle East.
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 Can't Buy Me LoveChina's New Rich and Its Crisis of Values By John Osburg
Will Chinese economic development ultimately lead to political development? In his new book, Age of Ambition, the journalist Evan Osnos discovers what might be the missing link: the emergence in Chinese society of a search for dignity.
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 Man UpRape and India's Sexual Revolution By Ira Trivedi
In India, a sexual revolution is under way. Most often commented on are the changes it will bring for women -- an entire generation of educated women now has a say in marriage partners and life choices. But the definition of what it means to be a man in India is also...
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 High Representative, High ExpectationsWhat to Expect from the EU's New Foreign Policy Chief By Jeremy Shapiro and Riccardo Alcaro
A good high representative can move the EU in the right direction, as long as he or she understands the subtleties of the role. With the support of skilled advisers, Mogherini can do just that, becoming the high representative the EU needs.
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 Weak and WeakerWhy Europe's Newest Leaders Will Be a Disaster By Lorinc Redei
The EU’s two top posts will soon be filled by unqualified politicians. The repercussions will be felt by ordinary citizens throughout Europe.
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 The Reality of RaceWhat Evolution Can -- and Can't -- Explain About Culture By Daniel Falkiner
The new book A Troublesome Inheritance confirms that the basic biological facts of race and human evolution are indisputable. But at certain moments, the book ceases to be a scientific inquiry into race and becomes something far more troubling.
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 The New DavutogluThe Next Prime Minister's Game Plan By Soner Cagaptay
Davutoglu’s foreign policy has dangerously exposed Turkey to regional threats, which will probably preoccupy him as he takes over the prime ministership.
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 Still Standing in PakistanThe Protests, the Military, and What Comes Next By C. Christine Fair
There is very little that Pakistan's prime minister could do now to contain the damage that the army and its two marionettes -- Qadri and Khan -- have already inflicted with massive protests.
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 Let There Be LightWashington's Ambitious Plan to Help Africa Generate Electricity By Todd Moss and Benjamin Leo
In his first term, Barack Obama's Africa policy was notable mostly for its apathy and false starts. But a newly announced initiative has the potential to be a lasting legacy.
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