The Sleepwalkers: Europe & Islamic insurgency

The Rubin Center:  Israel

Foreign Policy Initiative:  Why Its Time To Reinvest In U.S. Military

NYT:  Authoritarians Abroad

• Libya, US face entrenched Islamic State, US steps up strikes

• How a secretive branch of ISIS built a global network of killers

Dennis Ross and Andrew Tabler write: Mr. Obama and Mr. Kerry have long said there is no military solution to the Syrian conflict. Unfortunately, Russia and Iran seem to think there is — or at least that no acceptable political outcome is possible without diminishing the rebels and strengthening the Syrian government. It is time for the United States to speak the language that Mr. Assad and Mr. Putin understand. – New York Times

AEI:  Hayek & Churchill on European Union