the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
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Wed, 04/04/2018 - 14:36
The announcement of a new prime minister has led to widespread celebrations, but reforming the country without alienating the army will not be easy.
Wed, 04/04/2018 - 13:52
The outgoing national security advisor took one last swipe at Putin’s efforts to undermine Western democracies.
Tue, 03/04/2018 - 22:40
Two events, just minutes apart, had very different messages.
Tue, 03/04/2018 - 21:19
The party’s massive experiment in ranking and monitoring Chinese citizens has already started.
Tue, 03/04/2018 - 21:08
The United States and Europe must find a synthesis between the free trading dogmas of yesterday and the nationalist impulses of today.
Tue, 03/04/2018 - 20:45
The United States should help its Latin American ally become a member of the OECD.
Tue, 03/04/2018 - 18:45
They're young, untested — and, if they play their cards right, they can transform the EU.
Tue, 03/04/2018 - 18:14
With a tight vote looming, lawmakers hope to extract the outgoing CIA chief’s pledge to restore a damaged State Department.
Tue, 03/04/2018 - 17:10
In its attempts to control Uighurs abroad, the Chinese government is holding families hostage.
Tue, 03/04/2018 - 15:30
Without territory, the Islamic State has quickly reverted back to its origins as a terrorist group.
Tue, 03/04/2018 - 00:50
Having won the war, will the United States end up yet again squandering the peace?
Mon, 02/04/2018 - 23:00
A brief checklist to know whether Trump is getting serious about attacking another country.
Mon, 02/04/2018 - 22:02
Trump’s surprise White House invitation to Putin could undermine his administration’s tougher stance on Moscow.
Mon, 02/04/2018 - 14:31
"We've had weapons brought to this headquarters and given to us by Afghan leaders and [they] said, this was given by the Russians to the Taliban."
Mon, 02/04/2018 - 14:19
State Department officials with special needs children face a byzantine bureaucracy that often denies them critical care.
Sun, 01/04/2018 - 16:00
What does it mean for an African nation to lead the global future?
Sun, 01/04/2018 - 16:00
A once-steady U.S. ally in Eastern — or possibly Central — Europe moves toward Beijing’s grip.
Sun, 01/04/2018 - 16:00
For the world’s premier superpowers to better confront new international threats, fresh strategic initiatives are needed in a challenging era.
Wed, 28/02/2018 - 12:42
Xi Jinping should be promoting evidence-based medicine, not quackery.
Wed, 28/02/2018 - 00:29
Italians are rearranging the deck chairs as their country irrevocably sinks.
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