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Global Trends
"Top 10 Trends of 2015," World Economic Forum
"Global Economic Prospects," World Bank Staff with Contributions - The World Bank, January 2015
Understanding the Rise of Terrorism in Europe
"Terrorism in Paris, Sydney the Legacy of Colonial Blunders," Stephen Kinzer - The Boston Globe, January 18, 2015
"How France Grew Its Own Terrorists," M.G. Oprea - The Federalist, January 16, 2015
"Terror War Comes to Europe," Tom Wilson - Commentary, January 16, 2015
"The Paris Attacks and the Failure of the Republic," Ali Saad - Al Jazeera, January 19, 2015
"Why There Are So Many Jihadists in Belgium," Joshua Keating - Slate, January 15, 2015
Responding to Terrorists - and Nationalists
"Think Before You March," Stephen M. Walt - Foreign Policy, January 16, 2015
"Down with La Lacita - to Beat Islamism, We Need a Secularism that Encourages Religion," Ed Husain and Peter Welby - The Spectator, January 16, 2015
"Let's Talk, Pegida!" Christopher Gohl - The European, January 19, 2015
Eurozone - A Shocking Move by the Swiss Adds to the EU's Financial Woes
"Making Sense of the Swiss Shock," Markus Brunnermeier and Harold James - Project Syndicate, January 17, 2015
"What the Wild Swiss Franc Appreciation Really Means," Edward Harrison - Foreign Policy, January 16, 2015
"Not Even Mario Draghi Can Save Europe Now," Editorial Team - BloombergView, January 19, 2015
"A 'Merkel Plan' for Europe," Bill Emmott - Project Syndicate, January 19, 2015
Russia - Making New Friends; Searching for Common Ground with Foes
"Authoritarian Drift at the Banks of the Black Sea," Dominique Moisi - Real Clear World, January 19, 2015
"The EU and Russia: Values or Interests?" Judy Dempsey - Real Clear World, January 19, 2015
Politics in the Middle East
"Israel's Potentially Existential Election," Paul Scham - Middle East Institute, January 17, 2015
"How Long Can Mahmoud Abbas Hold On?" Dalia Hatuqa - Foreign Policy, January 16, 2015
"Netanyahu and Europe's Far Right Find Common Ground," Jonathan Cook - The National, January 18, 2015
Arab Spring - Four Years On
"Is Egypt on the Verge of Another Uprising?" Thanassis Cambanis - The Atlantic, January 16, 2015
"The Problem with Libya's Peace Talks," Amanda Kadlec - Foreign Policy, January 16, 2015
U.S. and Iran Continue to Talk (and Talk)
"Iran's End-Game Strategy in Nuclear Negotiations," G. William Heiser and Amir Abbas Fakhravar - Real Clear World, January 19, 2015
"Can the U.S.-Iran Rift be Healed?" Colin Nickerson - The Boston Globe, January 17, 2015
Nigeria - Responding (or Not) to a Massacre and Preparing for an Election
"Boko Haram Attacks: Why Isn't Nigerian Civil Society Protesting Terrorism," Eliza Anyangwe - The Guardian, January 14, 2015
"When Normal is Deadly: How Boko Haram Made Us Okay with Slaughter," Joe Randazzo - The Daily Beast, January 18, 2015
"Goodluck Jonathan: From Poor Boy to Accidental President," Monica Mark - The Guardian, January 17, 2015
Playing Politics with Energy
"Sofia's Choice," Keith Johnson - Foreign Policy, January 16, 2015
Cyber Security
"The Digital Arms Race: NSA Preps America for Future Battle," Jacob Appelbaum, Aaron Gibson, Claudio Guarnieri, Andy Müller-Maguhn, Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach, Leif Ryge, Hilmar Schmundt and Michael Sontheimer - Spiegel Online International, January 17, 2015
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