State of the World: Mid-Year Report

2014 is already half over. A series of international crises have come and gone and come. Ukraine which started the year off at center stage seems to have settled itself for the time being. Long standing ethnic differences have receded, but could flare up at any time. Russia seems to have lost interest in cold-war-ear-type brinksmanship in Ukraine. But out of nowhere Islamic militants calling themselves ISIS have come on center stage, declaring a state or Caliphate in the Syria, Iraq region. And the Sunni-Shia rivalry that was on the back burner has now, again, come to full boil. The South China Sea is quiet, although all concerned parties seem to be jockeying for position and preparing for the next round. So this week’s question is: What area of the globe do you think the next crisis will take place in? What region will capture world attention for the second half of 2014. Please log in and post your comments below.