The IS Threat
"Cameron and Obama May Want to 'Destroy' ISIS, But What Will They do About the Growing Number of Refugees Fleeing Iraq and Syria," Kate Allen - The Independent, September 22, 2014
"The Fight of Their Lives," Dexter Filkins - The New Yorker, September 29, 2014
"How the Islamic State Took Turkey Hostage," Henri J. Barkey - Foreign Policy, September 21, 2014
After the Scottish Vote
"From Referendum to Reconciliation -- Can Scotland Heal its Wounds?" Simon Worrall - National Geographic, September 21, 2014
"Scotland Faces Challenge of Putting Referendum Behind It," Megan Gibson - Time, September 21, 2014
"Scotland Rejected Independence But Alex Salmond Still Got Exactly What He Wanted," Elaine Teng - New Republic, September 19, 2014
"The Lesson of the Scottish Referendum," Robert Tracinski - The Federalist, September 22, 2014
Ukraine
"Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault," John J. Mearsheimer - Foreign Affairs, September/October 2014
Russia
"Under Pressure: Sanctions on Russia are Producing Results," Sally Painter - Truman National Security Project, September 19, 2014
"Corruption Thrives on Russia's Frozen Conflicts," Karen Dawisha - The Moscow Times, September 21, 2014
"Protesters and Counterprotesters at Moscow's Big Anti-War March," Joshua Keating - Slate, September 22, 2014
"Thousands Protest in Moscow Over Russia's Involvement in Ukraine," Alec Luhn - The Guardian, September 21, 2014
Russia Turns East
"Putin's Grand Strategy: The Eurasian Union and its Discontents," S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell - The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, 2014
"Hammered by the West, Russia Turns East," Keith Johnson - Foreign Policy, September 18, 2014
Democracy in Hong Kong
"Teenager Joshua Wong Picks Up Democracy Baton in Hong Kong," Demetri Sevastopulo - Financial Times, September 22, 2014
"Don't Overdue the Pessimism on Hong Kong Reforms," Nicholas Gordon - The Diplomat, September 22, 2014
New Leadership in Afghanistan
"The Election Where Votes Didn't Matter: Afghans Upset as Results Are Suppressed," Reuters - Newsweek, September 22, 2014
"The Afghan Election: Without Votes, Results - and an End," Scott Smith - The Weekly Standard, September 22, 2014
New York Climate Summit
"UN Climate Summit Starts in New York but the Long Term Forecast is Cloudy," David Usborne - The Independent, September 22, 2014
"Can Summit Spur Climate Policy Changes?" Michael A. Levi and David M Rubenstein - Council on Foreign Relations, September 19, 2014
"Water Wars," Shane Harris - Foreign Policy, September 18, 2014
Ebola
"We Could Have Stopped This," Laurie Garrett - Foreign Policy, September 5, 2014
Global Population Boom
"A World With 11 Billion People? New Population Projections Shatter Earlier Estimates," Robert Kunzig - National Geographic, September 18, 2014
"Paving Over Hunan? The Portland Model for China," Wendell Cox - New Geography, September 17, 2014
