Arab Peace Must Come First

Struggles among the Arab powers will have to be resolved to make big initiatives stick.

Conrad Black's Essential Americans

A new history makes great men the force behind the US rise.

France Steps Up

Paris finally is acting like it can't always rely on Washington for protection.

Afghanistan's Economic Hope

Attracting global economic players like China, India and the UK can stabilize. 

Thinking About the Littoral Combat Ship

The Navy's new vessel attracts lots of friends—and lots of critics. Who's right?

The Silent Treatment Won't Stop Japan

China and Korea are furious with their neighbor. Their current approach won't get results.

In Iraq, contra Marx’s proposed sequence of events, the farce that has become our Bosnian state-building project is repeated as tragedy.

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The Rise of Global Civilization

An interview with Kishore Mahbubani, author of The Great Convergence.

Regional Headlines

There's No North Korea Crisis

Kim Jong-un, like his father before him, threatens the world with military farce.

Assad the Survivor

A strategic shift shows Syria's president may be as clever as he is brutal.

The Cyprus-Crisis Culture Clash

The bank fight was influenced by European-Cypriot-Russian worldviews as much as by money.

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May 24, 2013