Roundup

Understanding Disruption: Insights From The History Of Business

by Steve Denning

"Carlota Perez shows us that historically technological revolutions arrive with remarkable regularity, and that economies react to them in predictable phases.”

The Assassin’s Shadow: The Beginning of World War I and the Legacy of Gavrilo Princip

by Brenna Miller

On June 28, 1914, one hundred years ago, one event changed the world.

Remarkable video interviews keep black history alive

2,600 African-Americans took part in the project - some famous, and some who would become famous.

Cheney doesn’t want to talk about ‘what happened 11 or 12 years ago’

by Steve Benen

“If we spend our time debating what happened 11 or 12 years ago, we’re going to miss the threat that is growing and that we do face.”

The Gory New York City Riot that Shaped American Medicine

by Bess Lovejoy

Back before medical school was a respected place to be, New Yorkers raised up in protest over the doctors’ preference for cadavers for study.

Radicalism in Iraq Menaces the World's most Important Oil Fields

by Juan Cole

The Kirkuk fields in the north produce only about 670,000 barrels a day.

Fixing the world after Iraq

by Louis René Beres

How shall we effectively improve our chances for surviving and prospering on this endangered planet?

An enclave strategy

by Fareed Zakaria

Can Iraq hold together?

Hardliners in Israel & Iran Resist US Pivot to Iran over ISIS

by Juan Cole

If ISIS is your biggest headache, then enlisting Iran’s help is a no-brainer.

Neo-Zangid State erases Syria-Iraq Border, cuts Hizbullah off from Iran

by Juan Cole

A new country exists, stretching from the outskirts of Baghdad all the way to Aleppo.

A War to End All Innocence

by A. O. SCOTT

The Enduring Impact of World War I

Israel needs to prepare for a wholesale breakdown of the Middle East

by Louis René Beres

The world system has been anarchic since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, but anarchy is not the same as chaos.

Presidents at War -- Roundtable (Video)

What constitutes a legitimate wartime target? How do we keep Americans safe while respecting their civil liberties?

Russia’s sacred land

by Peter Turchin

To understand Crimea, we need an evolutionary theory of national honour. It’s irrational and deadly – but it works.

The Sarajevo Syndrome

by Peter Coy

The powder kegs are in place, waiting for a Gavrilo Princip to light the fuse.

Is Iraq Actually Falling Apart? What Social Science Surveys Show

by Mansoor Moaddel

Several nationally representative surveys carried out in Iraq between 2004 and 2013 provide important facts about Iraqi orientations toward secular politics, basis of identity, Americans, and Iranians.

Flashback: What Neocons Told Us about Iraq

"This is going to be a two month war, not an eight year war."

The macabre world of books bound in human skin

The grim tale is not as unusual as you'd think.

Roundup Top 10!

This week's broad sampling of opinion pieces found on the Internet, as selected by the editors of HNN.

Does He Pass the Test?

by Paul Krugman

Geithner, while acknowledging the disappointments, would have us view the economic policy of these past seven or so years mainly as a success story, because things could have been much worse.