The last of three posts from the Carnegie Foundation. In keeping with the up coming New Year, 11 potential game changers that could have a
Month: December 2014
Fighting Fire With Fire: Jordan’s Risky Strategy Against the Islamic State -Carnegie Foundation
“Support for terrorist groups inside Jordan is already worrying. According to a late-September survey, only 62 percent of the population believed the Islamic State is
The Assad Regime’s Political “Achilles’ Heel” Al Hayat/Carnegie Foundation
Given the fluidity of the Syrian civil war, its easy to lose track of the “big picture”. To that end, this article provides an interesting
U.S. to Restore Full Relations With Cuba, Erasing a Last Trace of Cold War Hostility -New York Times
“We will end an outdated approach that for decades has failed to advance our interests, and instead we will begin to normalize relations between our
Why the West should help Putin save the ruble -Globe and Mail
More on the falling Russian rubble from McGill’s Juliet Johnson. “Western leaders can be forgiven for experiencing schadenfreude as their Russian nemesis, President Vladimir Putin,
Is China’s economy really the largest in the world? -BBC
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30483762 “The Chinese economy is now worth $17.6tn, slightly higher than the $17.4tn the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates for the US.” but… “if you