There is no military solution to the war in Afghanistan. The solution to the debacle lies with the Afghan tribes.
US Military: Too Much Tactics, Too Little Strategy
America and its military’s proclivity for perpetual war – and what that means for the war against Islamist terrorists.
Fifty Years of Immoral Occupation of Palestine
If the Israelis and the Palestinians learned to live in peace, it would usher in a renaissance the likes of which has never been seen before.
How Germany’s Current-Account Surplus Will Correct Itself
Germany’s over-dependence on its automotive industry will be its undoing.
The EU and the Balkans: Parallel Lives Forever?
Pessimism is real, but scapegoating the EU for the slow transformation of the Western Balkans is unfair.
Western Balkans: Looking From the Outside In
What does the EU mean to people in the Western Balkans?
Trump in Paris: Bienvenue, Monsieur le Président!
A message to the American President as he heads to France.
Brazil: A Fallen Hero and the Start of a New Era?
Lula’s sentence is a signal to all of Latin America that justice can prevail. From Mexico to the tip of Argentina, corruption has pervaded politics for decades. Now is the time to fix it for good.

























