Turkey suspects ISIS in blasts, but survivors blame government
The Islamic State is the “primary focus” of investigators after suicide bombings killed nearly 100 people at a rally here in the capital during...
Why war crimes charges now extend to the destruction of ancient monuments
For the first time, the International Criminal Court in The Hague has opened war crimes proceedings against an Islamist militant accused of leading in...
How Trump reflects America's obsession with 'winners' and 'losers' – by Neal Gabler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzWd71frxhY
One surprising film that captured the national zeitgeist recently was a sly thriller called "The Gift." It burrows into the national psyche to address...
Russia's task is to "stabilise the legal government": Putain says
The Russian president continued to defend his support for Bashar al-Assad, despite the escalating disagreement raised tone from NATO, the European Union and Saudi...
How to counter Putin in Syria: U.S report
One can hear the disbelief in capitals from Washington to London to Berlin to Ankara and beyond. How can Vladimir Putin, with a sinking...
Why the U.S. military can't succeed in training foreign armies
It was big news last month when 7,000 U.S.-trained and -equipped Afghan security troops failed to defend the northern city of Kunduz against a...
Syria's one hope may be as dim as Bosnia's once was
Last week was quite something in the annals of international politics. Just when the West thought it had enough problems with Moscow, mostly over...
How Volkswagen set the pace for the new era of 'smart fraud'
Welcome to the age of smart fraud.
You've got to hand it to the masterminds at Volkswagen. With its elaborate plot to fool regulators on...
Why lifting oil export ban can help U.S. foreign policy
A House of Representatives bill is due to go to the floor this week, one step closer to lifting the 40-year-old ban on the...
Russia and America prep forces for Arctic war
President Barack Obama's recent trip to Alaska helped draw attention to global climate change - and to the national-security tensions that could result from...
