No Wool, No Vikings

The fleece that launched 1,000 ships.
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Sanctions against North Korea: a hammer with no nails

North Korea’s recent nuclear and long-range rocket tests appear to have created a policy tipping point. Opinion in the United States, South Korea and Japan has shifted away from a policy of ‘strategic patience’ towards one that employs additional sanctions to compel North Korea to reverse its nuclear weapons and missile programs. But we shouldn’t expect too much in terms of concrete results.
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What happened to Turkey's foreign policy?

Turkey has made some major mistakes with its one-dimensional foreign policy, say former ambassadors who served under the Justice and Development Party.
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Astronomers trace source of a massive energy explosion to a distant galaxy

A rare burst of energy is tracked to a galaxy far, far away by scientists.
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L.A. County spends more than $233,000 a year to hold each youth in juvenile lockup

Los Angeles County's juvenile detention system was designed in an era when youth crime was on the rise. The number of juvenile arrests has fallen dramatically in recent years. Some say the system has not kept up with this shift, and now it's costing taxpayers money. A county audit found that the average cost of incarcerating a youth has soared to $233,600 a year, significantly higher than other comparable jurisdictions.
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China's Cultural Revolution must be confronted

The enemies of the state existed nowhere but in the muddled head of the ageing "Great Helmsman".
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The Migration Machine

Reuters investigates Europe’s migration crisis: Millions of people, billions of dollars – and the struggle to cope.
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