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Trump’s Two-State Tap Dance Won’t Last

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 19:48
Despite the president's recent remarks, the two-state solution is still the only path to Middle East peace that serves U.S. interests.

J Is For Jihad: How The Islamic State Indoctrinates Children With Math, Grammar, Tanks, and Guns

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 18:55
The Islamic State has its own Common Core — with a macabre twist.

In Serbia, a Protest and a Presidential Run

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 17:44
An interview with the Belgrade mayor's ex-wife led thousands to take to the streets.

Emperor Donald the Weak

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 17:41
The President wanted the White House to dominate the country, but he’s too disorganized to even run the executive branch.

Why on Earth Might Russian Media Be Changing Its Tone on Trump?

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 17:32
What coincidental timing.

Is Harward out?

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 17:02
I think we will know by the end of today. My gut feeling is that it is still on, and could be announced this afternoon.

Review: ‘Spoils,’ a brutally intimate novel of combat in the early days of the Iraq war

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 16:46
Typical of war novels, "Spoils" wields trauma like a machete, trying to cut its way into the human condition.

NATO’s in Crisis! (Again)

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 16:12
Secretary Mattis is not wrong when he says that Europeans should not expect Americans to care more about Europe's security than Europeans themselves do.

SitRep: Trump, Intel Community Raise Stakes; Harward Tilts Power Balance at NSC; Trump Tricks Defense Industry

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 14:00
Mattis Tells NATO to Pay Up; Pentagon, Kremlin Trade Jabs, It’s ISIS, Not ISIL

The Rules of the Brave New Cyberworld

Thu, 16/02/2017 - 14:00
A chaotic, dangerous cyber-enabled landscape is on the horizon. Can Trump — and the United States — define the rules and harness the power to build and contain it?

‘Globalism’ Is the Victory of Western Ideals

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 23:56
If liberalism can succeed in the non-Western world, it is safe in the hands of immigrants to the United States. But it does not help if the president of the United States makes them feel unwelcome in their adopted homeland.

White House Rocked by Flynn’s Overtures to Russia

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 23:27
The national security advisor’s conversations about sanctions with the Russian ambassador have landed him in hot water, raising more questions about Trump’s odd affinity for Putin.

EU High Rep on Working With Trump: Come Early, Stand Firm Often

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 22:31
The state of Europe's union is good and strong, says Federica Mogherini.

Trump Passes on Elliott Abrams for State Dept., Throwing Open Selection Process

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 22:20
The White House continues its search for an experienced hand after the president rejected a controversial neoconservative.

The Blackwater of Jihad

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 22:03
A consortium of elite, well-paid fighters from across the former Soviet Union are training jihadis in Syria. Their business model could go global.

Trump Is a One-Man Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 22:03
Ego + ignorance is a bad combination for someone with his finger on the button.  

‘The Chinese Learned that Trump Blinks’

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 21:29
In a call with China's President, Trump recognized, or at least nodded at, the one-China policy he'd earlier questioned.

Mexico’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Trolls Trump Hard Over Travel Ban

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 21:09
Give me your start-ups, your coders, your tech-savvy masses.

America First Shouldn’t Mean America Alone

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 19:14
If Donald Trump can’t play nice with U.S. allies, his presidency could crash and burn in the Horn of Africa.

North Korea Is Trump’s Kobayashi Maru: Here Are 4 Approaches to the No-Win Nuke Test

Fri, 10/02/2017 - 19:10
If Trump doesn't do something about Pyongyang, forget "live long and prosper."

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