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 The BreakupThe Slow Demise of U.S. Bipartisan Support for Israel By John B. Judis
The Democratic and Republican divide over Israel may be at its worst, but bipartisan support for Israel began to erode decades ago.
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 ISIS' Next PrizeWill Libya Join Terrorist Group's Caliphate? By Geoffrey Howard
ISIS is no longer just an Iraq and Syria problem. For months now, the terrorist group has been pushing into Libya as well.
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 Bitcoin for the UnbankedCryptocurrencies That Go Where Big Banks Won’t By Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey
Cryptocurrencies could enable the often neglected developing world to tap into crucial banking services.
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 The World According to KissingerHow to Defend Global Order By Wolfgang Ischinger
With the existing world order under assault, Henry Kissinger still champions the traditional building blocks of the international system—sovereign states—even as he recognizes the rising influence of global markets and liberal values.
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 Hard Power, Soft Power, and Energy PowerThe New Foreign Policy Tool By Michael T. Klare
The debate over whether U.S. interests abroad are better served by hard power or soft power is perennial. Now there is a third option—energy power—about which Democrats and Republicans seem to agree.
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 Out for Blood in RussiaThe Murder of Boris Nemtsov By Gregory Feifer
Nemtsov was no ordinary Russian opposition figure. Others may have been as brave, as dedicated, and as intelligent. But none have matched his position as a symbol of post-Soviet promise who reached crowning heights in government and later upheld his ideals as a dogged Kremlin...
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 Nothing but the TruthBrazil's Truth Commission Looks Back By Kathryn Sikkink and Bridget Marchesi
In December 2014, Brazil’s National Truth Commission completed what may be Latin America’s last major investigation into human rights abuses during the twentieth century. The report names names and calls for prosecutions, but whether its findings will lead to justice for...
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 Can Economists Learn?The Right Lessons From the Financial Crisis By Alan S. Blinder
A recent book of essays by top economists suggests that many of the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis were ones that should have been learned long before the meltdown. The problem is that during good times, people forget.
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 Obama's Last National Security StrategyThe President and the Philosopher By Janine Davidson
The president’s second National Security Strategy articulates a belief in a peaceful, rules-based international order; it also reaffirms the fact that none of this can happen without the leadership of the United States.
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 Bibi BotherNetanyahu's Strategy in Washington By Lisa Goldman
Commentators are arguing about whether Netanyahu is damaging Israel’s security by alienating Obama. It seems unlikely that the White House will cut back on military aid or stop vetoing anti-Israel legislation at the UN.
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 Syriza's About-FaceIs Austerity Here to Stay? By Stathis N. Kalyvas
Greece and its European partners are now expected to reach a new, long-term deal for the country’s financing by June. Given the dire state of the Greek finances and its continuing exclusion from bond markets, this agreement could take the form of a third bailout reaching 30...
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 The Geopolitics of Chinese AidMapping Beijing’s Funding in the Pacific By Philippa Brant
Over the past few years, China's aid to Pacific Island countries has increased, but few understand the full amount of money Beijing has given to its neighbors. Here's where the money has gone.
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 Crude CalculusLatin America's Risky Bet on Pricey Oil By Christopher Sabatini
Cheap oil is generating headaches for Latin American countries that bet on high prices. Here's how Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela are managing the downturn.
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 Zambia's Uncertain FuturePolitical Rifts and Economic Challenges in Lusaka By Vito Laterza and Patience Mususa
Zambia is managing a boom in its copper mining industry and is on the verge of repaying its international debts. Political uncertainty following President Michael Sata's death, however, could unravel the country's progress.
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 Iran's Yemen PlayWhat Tehran Wants—And What It Doesn't By Alex Vatanka
Iran may have been happy to see Yemen's pro-Western government ousted last January, but Tehran's influence there is far more limited than many assume.
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 Likud or Likudn't?Netanyahu's Speech and the Israeli Election By Brent E. Sasley
Observers accuse Netanyahu of using his recent speech to the U.S. Congress to drum up support in the upcoming Israeli election. But even there, his talk will probably matter very little.
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 Virunga's White Savior ComplexHow the Film Distorts the Politics and People of Congo By Maria Eriksson Baaz, Didier Gondola, Esther Marijnen, Judith Verweijen, Paul Katembo Vikanza, Koen Vlassenroot, Tatiana Carayannis,Kevin Dunn, James Fairhead, Stephan Hochleithner, Chrispin Mvano, Eric Mwamba, and Blaise Muhire
The Oscar-nominated film Virunga omits crucial aspects of the park's violent colonial origins and marginalizes Congolese voices.
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 Lesotho's Day of TruthLetter from Maseru By Will McGrath
Earlier this month, embattled Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane addressed a raucous crowd of supporters in the rural district of Mokhotlong. The trip was one of many in the final campaign push before the country’s upcoming special election, which was previously slated for...
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 Creole CrisisPreventing Civil War in Haiti By Hervé Rakoto Razafimbahiny
Haiti is at risk of returning to a dangerous cycle of coups and conflict unless the country and the international community work together to tackle the root of the instability: bad governance, corruption, widespread poverty, and inept foreign intervention.
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 East by SouthwestLatin America Holds the Keys to the U.S. Pivot to Asia By Ali Wyne
The strategy behind the U.S. pivot to Asia has a missing link: a stronger role in Latin America.
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