The outcome of the 25 January Greek elections has been the emergence of a government led by Syriza, a new party which has committed itself …

The Russian seizure of Crimea, and its nearby gas and oil fields, shocked Western Europe and the US. Subsequent ongoing violent political upheaval in Eastern Ukraine with parallel threat of Russian military intervention dramatically heightened attention of many governments.

China has apparently become far more aggressive about its legal authority and its power projection in relations with neighboring countries, particularly in the China Seas.