While the regime was able to put down the unrest, it has been unable to address its underlying causes.

The countries are ready to find solutions to internal problems without Moscow’s help.

The Red Sea is an immensely valuable region strategically. It has been an active trade zone since the time of the ancient Egyptians, and today some 20 percent of global trade by volume passes through it. It is also a volatile region – in great part because of its value.

The region is too strategically valuable to be left alone by regional and even global powers.

The Turkish incursion into northwest Syria is drawing fire.

The class divisions aggravated by the last recession aren’t going away anytime soon.

Greece and Macedonia have been locked in a dispute over Macedonia’s name.

After two decades of putting out brush fires across the globe, Washington is refocusing on China and Russia.

Widespread default could create opportunities for outside powers that covet the region’s natural resources.

For Australia, the dilemma ultimately comes down to the fact that its key security partner is at odds with its top economic partner.

They need nuclear deterrence, and for now, that means they need the United States.

When will the president make a clear decision?