With yet another beheading today, the menace of the Islamic State appears to be here to stay. Our coalition is growing, but are we winning on every front?

A BLOCK:

Winning the Wrong Battle Against The Islamic State

President Obama may be winning the war of public opinion. But the war against the Islamic State is being waged in the air, on the ground, and online as well. And the West may be losing the latter … or are we?

B BLOCK

The Chinese State vs. British Liberalism

The Umbrella Revolution popped up recently, but what is it really about and is it here to stay? Political freedom and economic growth may not be the hallmarks of communist societies, but what’s happening in China today could impact the country for years.

C BLOCK:

The Ukraine, Ebola, and Batman and Moses

The Russians seem to have no problem ignoring the ceasefire in the Ukraine. The reason why the Ukraine won’t violate the ceasefire tells you everything you need to know about Vladimir Putin.

And as Ebola is coming to America, are the calls to restrict travel to the West from Western Africa too extreme? Another way to think of it, would it be too extreme to lock the front door of the White House?

And then Ridley Scott’s new film Gods and Kings features Christian Bale as Moses. Is there anything we can learn about foreign affairs and public policy from Hollywood?

This week AEI's Rebecca Burgess is joined by Aaron MacLean, Managing Editor of the Washington Free Beacon and Daniel Wiser, the Free Beacon’s national security and human rights reporter.

Let us know what you think in the comment section. And if you have a minute, you can read ahead for next week’s discussion, check out Michael Barone’s piece on the four traditions of American foreign policy, and how President Obama doesn’t really fit into one.

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