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 The Decline of International StudiesWhy Flying Blind Is Dangerous By Charles King
The United States used to have excellent international studies programs, which helped support the country’s diplomatic power and stabilizing global role. But as Washington and the academy lose interest and curtail funding, warns Georgetown's Charles King, this great intellectual resource is evaporating.
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 Leading From BetweenHow California and Germany Can Fix the Climate AgendaBy Varun Sivaram and David Livingston
The yawning gap between California and Germany’s progress on curbing emissions and the lack thereof in the rest of the world, challenges the idea that climate change must be addressed with independent multinational and subnational approaches. It is time for these two climate leaders bring the rest of the world up to speed.
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 Losing Their ReligionWhen Muslim Immigrants Leave Islam By Darren E. Sherkat
Scholars have generally assumed that Muslims seeking a better life in the West want Islam to remain a central part of their culture. Not so for the growing number of immigrant Muslims who abandon their faith once they reach their adoptive homelands, losing their own community and support networks in the process.
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 India Flexes Its MuscleBehind New Delhi's Assertive Foreign Policy By Shashank Joshi
On June 9, Indian special forces walked several miles into Myanmar and destroyed two rebel camps, an act of retaliation for a bloody ambush of Indian soldiers by three separatist groups the previous week. Author Shashank Joshi describes India's more confident, assertive foreign policy.
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 Islamic Scripture Is Not the ProblemAnd Funding Muslim Reformers Is Not the Solution By William McCants
Islamic scripture isn’t what causes terrorism by some Muslims, writesBrookings' William McCants, and it would be a mistake for the U.S. government to fund Muslim dissidents in an attempt to reform Islam.
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