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Why Isn’t Russia Worried About Kim Jong Un’s Nukes?

Mon, 17/07/2017 - 19:04
As the Trump administration heads toward a showdown with Pyongyang, Vladimir Putin sees strategic advantage to be gained.

The Long Arm of China’s Law Is Coming Down Heavy on Hong Kong

Mon, 17/07/2017 - 18:39
Democracy protesters thought they were shielded by the justice system — until Beijing turned it against them.

What if Macron Wasn’t Just Putting on a Show for Donald Trump?

Mon, 17/07/2017 - 16:24
What if the French president actually likes him?

Why didn’t Japanese subs raid U.S. West Coast shipping during World War II?

Mon, 17/07/2017 - 15:45
That thought occurred to me the other day whilst reading about Japanese operations during the war.

Situation Report: How Iran Won Iraq War; Secret Service Vs. Trump Team

Mon, 17/07/2017 - 13:40
  With Adam Rawnsley Gulf hack. The hack of Qatari government Web sites earlier this year was carried out by the United Arab Emirates, and not Russia, as had initially been suspected. The revelation — which will likely only deepen the diplomatic row between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors — comes after Saudi Arabia, the ...

Trump Has Reshaped Presidential Rhetoric Into an Unrecognizable Grotesque

Sat, 08/07/2017 - 00:15
In Poland, the president had all the facts and stories and history right, but drew all the wrong lessons.

5 Takeaways From the ‘Very Robust,’ 2-Hour Meeting Between Trump and Putin

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 22:31
Clarity on Trump's stance on electoral meddling in the 2016 elections is not one of them.

G-20 Communique May Further Isolate U.S. on Climate Change

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 22:13
It’s likely that 19 countries will affirm their commitment to the Paris Climate agreement, leaving Trump alone in rejecting it.

Russia and U.S. Broker Another Ceasefire in Syria

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 21:13
Previous ceasefires have broken down in a matter of weeks. And Israel doesn’t trust Russia to stop Iran’s proxies.

North Korea Needs Nukes Because of Its Religion

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 20:56
Kim Jong Un can’t stop his nuclear program without threatening the national ideology that keeps him in power.

Maduro Tells State Employees to Vote in His Constitutional Reform

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 20:47
As Venezuela’s crisis deepens, the regime tries to leverage vulnerable state workers to support its agenda.

Trump, Tillerson Tap Russia Hawk Volker for Ukraine Envoy

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 19:58
The former NATO ambassador inherits a simmering conflict in Ukraine and a showdown with Russia.

The Supreme Court Is Ignoring Trump as Much as Possible

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 18:44
The country’s highest court has a strategy for combatting the craziness in Washington: stop focusing on the President.

EU Promises Trade War If Trump Imposes Steel Restrictions

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 17:42
If President Donald Trump wants a war over steel, the Europeans are primed to give it to him.

A SecDef nominee at war?: What I wrote about General Mattis in ‘The Generals’

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 16:00
Given the possibility that retired Marine Gen. James Mattis will be secretary of Defense, this section from my book, The Generals, becomes more interesting.

An Incomplete Atlas of Self-Proclaimed Messiahs

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 15:00
From Saudi Arabia to China to Brazil, here are some of the places where self-styled saviors have proclaimed their kingdoms.

‘No Good Options’ on North Korea Is a Myth

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 14:28
Japan, South Korea, and the United States are more than capable of deterring a catastrophic attack from Pyongyang.

How Paul Manafort Helped Buy Washington Influence for Putin Crony

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 14:00
Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman used an obscure think tank to make D.C. connections for Viktor Yanukovych.

Donald Trump Has Made America a Back-Row Kid

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 14:00
The days of other countries looking to the United States for leadership are coming to an end.

Trump Should Urge Europe to Resist Putin’s Pipeline Politics

Fri, 07/07/2017 - 13:47
If Trump really means “America first,” he needs to raise the pipeline issue.

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