Why we think terrorism is scarier than it really is (and we probably always will)
It is this terrifying symbiosis between the terrorists in the Middle East and the populist politicians in the West that is the real threat
Jeremy Shapiro
Obama’s Syria failure is a perfect case study in how bad foreign policy is made
The lesson is that even a president who has shown extraordinary awareness that the “Washington playbook” frequently dictates unwise military interventions often feels forced to compromise his policy
Bashar al-Assad is a monster. But getting rid of him won’t fix Syria.
Justice is not the same as peace. In Syria, we have to choose.
Saving Syria one city at a time: How to deal with the siege of Aleppo
Civilian protection, humanitarian access and freezing the conflict must be priority in Aleppo and Syria to avert escalation to even more dangerous levels
Donald Trump’s Bad Deal for Europe
Why a presidential victory for Donald Trump might leave Europe having to fend for itself
How China and the West use terrorism
In the hands of some governments, terrorism has become a semantic weapon for pressuring others to cooperate in their struggles
Thirteen trends for 2016
What does the new year hold for Europe's foreign policy?
How Europe can be heard in Washington
Europeans must steel themselves to discuss, within the EU, the big issues on which Europe must engage the US
Europe is wasting its ?Obama Moment?
National governments in the EU must shake off illusions about the transatlantic relationship if they want to avoid irrelevance on the global stage