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Mon, 20/08/2018 - 18:10
Donald Tusk is the mild-mannered president of a quiet EU institution—and the West’s loudest voice against populism.
Mon, 20/08/2018 - 14:31
Catch up on everything you need to know about Trump’s $92 million military parade, the Blackwater founder’s proposal to privatize the war in Afghanistan, North Korea’s demands for a declaration to end the Korean War, and more.
Sat, 18/08/2018 - 01:14
The power of the United States is declining—and that's nothing to worry about.
Sat, 18/08/2018 - 01:00
The U.N.'s agency for Palestinians should stop playing word games and do its job.
Sat, 18/08/2018 - 00:36
Four questions on security clearances and their value in Washington.
Fri, 17/08/2018 - 22:37
The State Department has scaled back benefits to family members with special needs.
Fri, 17/08/2018 - 21:33
On our podcast: Journalist Vegas Tenold describes the six years he spent with white supremacists.
Fri, 17/08/2018 - 10:16
Asian-American politics don't translate on screen into sensitivity to Singapore's real issues.
Thu, 16/08/2018 - 23:44
The new Iran Action Group reassigns one of the most powerful behind-the-scenes officials at the State Department to work on Iran full time.
Thu, 16/08/2018 - 19:13
There’s nothing wrong with today’s European Union that France’s legendary 20th-century leader didn’t see coming—and didn’t try to fix when he had the chance.
Thu, 16/08/2018 - 16:00
The Maduro attack shows that the threat of drones in private hands is all smoke and noise.
Thu, 16/08/2018 - 14:21
But it can help solve local conflicts. Here’s how.
Thu, 16/08/2018 - 02:56
The United States has the leverage needed to prevent Qatar from cozying up to Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood—if it’s willing to use it.
Thu, 16/08/2018 - 00:12
Despite its defiant warnings, Tehran will eventually negotiate with Donald Trump—as long as Vladimir Putin mediates.
Wed, 15/08/2018 - 23:13
The number of informants executed in the debacle is higher than initially thought.
Wed, 15/08/2018 - 16:04
Kazakh case draws attention to plight of hundreds of thousands detained in Xinjiang
Wed, 15/08/2018 - 15:44
The United States has spent far more time obscuring its role in the Saudi-led war in Yemen than in explaining any rationale for it.
Wed, 15/08/2018 - 15:00
China's new ideological rigidity is being put to the economic and technological test.
Wed, 15/08/2018 - 03:00
How a dispute over a jailed American pastor roiled Turkey’s economy
Tue, 14/08/2018 - 18:12
Families say the State Department continues to curb benefits mandated by law.
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