Romania
Turkey's Prime Minister Wants War in Syria. Turks Don't.
Tracing Europe’s Long Road to Economic Catastrophe
The economic crisis in Europe reached its latest crescendo last night, as Greece managed, through furious last-minute negotiations, to convince its creditors to give it some more breathing room. But if the Greeks have managed to stave off ruin for a few more minutes, nothing has essentially changed in their situation: Their economy is still in shambles. READ MORE >>
The Two Year Window
Accept Serbia
Wilting Jasmine
Voodoo Economics
Will States Default on Their Debt?
Will states soon begin defaulting on their debts, with further negative implications for localities and U.S. metropolitan areas? READ MORE >>
The Charnel Continent
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler And Stalin By Timothy Snyder (Basic Books, 524 pp., $29.95) READ MORE >>
What Can France Teach Us About Botched Immigration Policies?
"Europe's Distress In Relation To Its Immigrants"
“Les guichets du Louvre” is a French film released in 1974 in America as “Black Thursday.” I recall every scene: they were withering, all of them. The movie takes place within one 24 hour period on July 16, 1942 when 9,000 French policemen rounded up 14,000 Jews (including 4,500 children) in the 4th arrondisement of Paris and transported them to the Velodrome d’Hiver on their way to the death camps. READ MORE >>
