My Mind-Melting Week on the Battlefields of Ukraine. By Julia Ioffe.

The Foggiest of Wars: My Mind-Melting  Week on the Battlefields of Ukraine. By Julia Ioffe. The New Republic, June 16, 2014. Also here. From the June 30, 2014 issue.

Pro-Putin Grannies Chased Away the Ukrainian Army. Then They Turned on Me. By Julia Ioffe. The New Republic, May 22, 2014.

Terror and the Truth About the Middle East. By Jonathan S. Tobin.

Terror and the Truth About the Middle East. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, June 16, 2014.

Israelis can try, but they can’t ignore the occupation. By Gideon Levy. Haaretz, June 15, 2014.

Palestinian Leaders Don’t Want an Independent State. By Efraim Karsh.

Palestinian Leaders Don’t Want an Independent State. By Efraim Karsh. Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2014.

Crowning a Winner in the Post-Crimea World. By Lilia Shevtsova.

Crowning a Winner in the Post-Crimea World. By Lilia Shevtsova. The American Interest, June 16, 2014.

How to Win Ukraine and Influence the Future. By Vladimir Inozemtsev. The American Interest, May 25, 2014.

The End of Authority in the Republican Party. By Peter Beinart.

Anarchy in the GOP: The End of Authority in the Republican Party. By Peter Beinart. The Atlantic, June 12, 2014.

Peter Beinart’s Advice for Republicans: Become Democrats or Lose Forever. By Rush Limbaugh. RushLimbaugh.com, June 16, 2014.

Wider War: The Crisis in Iraq. By Dexter Filkins.

Wider War: The Crisis in Iraq. By Dexter Filkins. The New Yorker, June 23, 2014.

America Wants the Impossible. By David Goldman.

America wants the impossible. By David Goldman (Spengler). Asia Times Online, June 16, 2014.

ISIS Photographs Detail Execution of Iraqi Soldiers. By Bill Roggio.

ISIS photographs detail execution of Iraqi soldiers. By Bill Roggio. Long War Journal, June 15, 2014.

The Fall of Mosul and the False Promise of Modern History. By Juan Cole.

The Fall of Mosul and the False Promise of Modern History. Informed Comment, June 11, 2014. Also at History News Network.

ISIS Rampages, the Middle East Shakes. By Daniel Pipes.

ISIS Rampages, the Middle East Shakes. By Daniel Pipes. History News Network, June 12, 2014. Also at DanielPipes.org, National Review Online.

The Mad Dream of a Dead Empire That Unites Islamic Rebels. By Amir Taheri

The mad dream of a dead empire that unites Islamic rebels. By Amir Taheri. New York Post, June 14, 2014.

No End of a Lesson - Unlearned. By William R. Polk.

No End of a Lesson - Unlearned. By William R. Polk. History News Network, June 15, 2014.