The Youth Unemployment Problem

Large numbers of younger workers are having trouble finding work in many parts of the developed world.

Italy has a New Government

After months of impasse, a new coalition has been formed in Italy.

Let Them Eat Horse

Turkey Embassy Bombing Not Another Benghazi

Ross Wilson, former US ambassador to Turkey, says yesterday’s suicide attack on our embassy in Ankara “was no Benghazi.”

Russians Protest Adoption Ban

The Russian adoption ban isn’t sitting well with many Russians.

Germany Orders Facebook to Allow Spam Accounts

Germany recognizes a right to use pseudonyms online and has ordered Facebook to honor it.

NATO Patriots to Turkey for ‘Defensive Purposes Only’

NATO has agreed to deploy Patriot missiles along the Turkey-Syria border to protect Turkish airspace and territory, while making clear no escalation is intended.

Prince Charles Waiting For Mother to Die for 60 Years

Prince Charles has been waiting for his mom to die for a very long time.

Explosives Found in Wreckage of Polish Plane Wreck [UPDATE: No Explosives After All]

Two years ago, Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others were killed in a plane crash in Russia. A new report has “traces of explosives” in the debris.

NATO Deserved Nobel More Than EU

My latest for The National Interest, “Why NATO Should Have Won the Nobel,” is out.

German Unification Anniversary

22 years ago today, I was battalion duty officer for the 1/27 Field Artillery in Babenhausen in what, a few hours earlier, was West Germany.

German Rabbi Faces Potential Criminal Charges For Performing Circumcision

Under German law, this ceremony, which Jews believe dates from the time of Abraham, is now illegal.

Ecuador Grants Julian Assange Asylum

Another step in the ongoing diplomatic showdown over the founder of Wikileaks.

The Anglo-Saxon Outrage Of The Day

Two words spoken by a Romney aide have led to a ridiculous firestorm on the right, while the rest of their comments are being ignored.

London Olympics Censorship

Nick Cohen dubs this year’s London Games the “Censorship Olympics.” Had he called them the “London Censorship Olympics,” the “2012 Censorship Olympics,” or titled the piece “Censorship Takes London Gold” he might have faced civil or criminal penalties.

Big Ben Renamed ‘Elizabeth Tower’

London’s iconic clock tower, known affectionately as “Big Ben” for some 150 years, has been renamed “Elizabeth Tower” in honor of QE2’s 60 years as royal figurehead.