[escenic_image id="55150430"]Germany is in a tough spot. On the one hand, the country's recent roaring growth figures have validated its export-led…

[escenic_image id="55144526"]After months in which it was not clear just how influential the Tea Party would be and if the anger it channeled would…

[escenic_image id="55150410"]While most Afghanistan observers are looking to major operations in Marjah and Kandahar for signs of how President Obama…

[escenic_image id="55149782"]Since its independence in 1919, Afghanistan has been influenced by foreign forces, and the last 30 years of its…

[escenic_image id="55149639"]A day after the one-year anniversary of the disputed June 12 elections, a series of YouTube clips appeared on the web…

[escenic_image id="55144538"] Faith and Power: Religion and Politics in the Middle East Bernard Lewis Oxford University Press 2010 £10.49 …

[escenic_image id="55143816"]Given its global presence, an in situ analysis of the affects of China’s meteoric rise on regional financial systems is…

[escenic_image id="55143821"]The Haqqani network, an independent insurgent group based in Afghanistan and Pakistan with ties to both the Taliban and…

[escenic_image id="55145238"]Consider the map: an object created to represent some aspect of the physical world, purporting to be objective but…

[escenic_image id="55143773"]Almost a decade after the September 11 attacks, America is still at war with politically-based religious groups and…