Ethiopia: Land of Edible Napkins

Ethiopia has an amazing ability to get things done, quite unusual in low-income countries.

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After Charleston: Gun Control and American Cynicism

Will the United States ever get real about the need for gun control?

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Greece’s Broad Pro-European Alliance

Alexis Tsipras is now at the mercy of the pro-European opposition. Can this alliance hold?

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Greece: France or Germany — Who Really Dunnit?

Germans are getting a bum rap over the Greek crisis. France’s role is more problematic.

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Turkey and Iran: The Best of Frenemies

Tensions since Ottomans and Persians led rival empires that fought for control of the Middle East.

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Americans Need Better Pay Before Longer Hours

What Jeb Bush and Scott Walker get wrong about U.S. workers with their war on wages.

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Why Single Out China?

Governments everywhere respond to stock market turmoil — not just China’s.

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The Two Souls and Two Minds of Lindsey Graham

How is the South Carolina Senator forward-thinking on immigration and climate, but not the Middle East?

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Hillary’s Fidelity to Reaganomics

For all the current public disdain on Europe, Americans would do well to look at its economic model.

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Tunisia: Britain to Blame?

Can Tunisia really blame the NATO campaign in Libya for its current troubles?

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