Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Impeccably Bad Timing of Germany’s Armenian Genocide Vote
Why politics and historical reckoning don't mix -- especially when Turkey's involved.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 There Is an International Disease Which Is Hillary Clinton
Now it’s the democratic front-runner’s turn to face the wrath — and drink in the wisdom — of America’s 37th president.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Democracy Is the Answer to Climate Change
Contrary to popular belief, elected leaders are better equipped to address the problem than their autocratic rivals.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Millions Left Behind in Afghanistan
With war intensifying as U.S. and NATO troops head home, promises made to help the millions of internally displaced are woefully unfulfilled.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Where Rumors Can Kill
For refugees, access to information is a matter of life and death. Here’s what one organization is doing to help.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Was Mullah Mansour Doing in Iran?
In the wake of the Taliban leader’s death, we’re only now coming to understand just how ties between Tehran and the Taliban are evolving.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 To Find Progress in Nigeria, Think Local
President Buhari has struggled to deliver reform during his first year in power. Time to look to the states.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Deadly Shooting, a General’s Revolt, and the Rise of Israel’s New Right
The appointment of Avigdor Liberman as Israel's new defense minister is jolting the country’s politics and sparking fears of a "shoot first, and ask questions later" military policy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Some Countries Really Are More Corrupt Than Others
Yes, corruption exists in the West. But in much of the developing world, it’s a problem on a whole different scale.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Washington’s Honeymoon in Cam Ranh Bay
Chinese bellicosity in the disputed waters of the South China Sea has brought the United States back to a strategic port and created enough misery to unite the former foes.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Liberation of Fallujah, the Fall of Baghdad
Securing the Iraqi capital won’t be easy, but keeping Baghdad safe from the Islamic State is the only way to ensure it doesn’t fall to Shiite militias.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time for Turkey and Europe to Face Reality
Turkey is not going to join the EU. And that’s OK.
