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Turkey’s ‘Deep State’ Has a Secret Backchannel to Assad

Tue, 12/07/2016 - 22:35
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently patched up ties with Russia and Israel. Are a couple of nationalist politicians laying the groundwork for a deal with Syria’s strongman?

Ebola Lives on in Survivors’ Eyeballs and Testicles

Tue, 12/07/2016 - 21:52
West Africa's Ebola epidemic is over, but shocking new science suggests that tens of thousands of survivors could still be carriers.

Austrian Supreme Court: If You’re Wearing a Face Veil, You Can’t Communicate

Tue, 12/07/2016 - 20:35
Austria's supreme court ruled that a company boss's refusal to let a woman wear the full face veil at work was constitutional.

House Dems Rebel Against GOP’s Iran Sanctions Push

Tue, 12/07/2016 - 20:18
A group of senior House Democrats, including longtime Iran hawks, are refusing to support a last-minute Republican push to pass multiple Iran sanctions bills before the summer recess and dismissing the effort as naked partisan point-scoring.

Can Sanders’s Endorsement Heal the Democratic Party’s Civil War Over Foreign Policy?

Tue, 12/07/2016 - 19:11
The Vermont senator used a drawn-out primary to attack Clinton’s judgement on national security and international trade, so party unity may prove elusive.

The Man Who Nailed Jello to the Wall

Thu, 30/06/2016 - 00:08
Westerners said the web could never be controlled. Lu Wei, China's departing internet czar, proved them all wrong.

‘Carnal Intercourse Against the Order of Nature’ Is Still Illegal in India

Wed, 29/06/2016 - 23:01
The country's top court declined to revisit a law that targets gay sex — the latest setback for the subcontinent’s LGBT community and its struggle for equality.

The Islamic State Just Got Their Hands on More U.S. Weapons

Wed, 29/06/2016 - 22:11
The Islamic State seized a trove of weapons from U.S.-backed rebels, including U.S. ammunition, mortars, and a pickup truck.

Syria’s Refugee Children Have Lost All Hope

Wed, 29/06/2016 - 21:39
Young Syrians living in Lebanon are attempting suicide in ever greater numbers.

Inside the Democratic Party’s Showdown Over Israel-Palestine

Wed, 29/06/2016 - 20:28
How Democrats changed their decades-old approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict — and why the fight isn’t over yet.

Here’s What the State Department Gives You If Their Convoy Runs Over Your 7-Year-Old Son

Wed, 29/06/2016 - 20:15
More than two months after a convoy of vehicles carrying Samantha Power hit and killed a Cameroonian child, the family is being paid by Washington.

Senate Pulls Puerto Rico Back From the Brink of Fiscal Ruin

Wed, 29/06/2016 - 18:21
The Senate gives Puerto Rico a reprieve two days before a debt deadline.

What’s the matter with today’s Navy?

Wed, 29/06/2016 - 16:29
Every service occasionally goes through a slump.

The Crook annals: Why the Army didn’t trust white settlers on the Western frontier

Wed, 29/06/2016 - 16:26
General George Crook distrusted the whites on the frontier, and believed they had a vested interest in riling up the Indians so the Army would stick around.

To answer Tom’s question: In my war, Spec Ops was just sound on the horizon

Wed, 29/06/2016 - 16:24
I couldn't see the big picture from a lance corporal's perspective on the ground.

Obama’s Missed Opportunity

Wed, 15/06/2016 - 22:56
The president should have turned the tables on Trump by using the phrase "Islamic extremism."

Among the Khuligans

Wed, 15/06/2016 - 22:45
When riot police, casual racism, and small-scale arson are part of an average weekend game, is it any wonder that Russian soccer fans’ trip to France turned ugly?

Solving Islam’s Extremist Problem Starts with Solving its Homophobia Problem

Wed, 15/06/2016 - 22:40
Muslim religious leaders who condemn acts of terror but promulgate intolerance are fanning the flames of hatred.

House Republicans Seek Blanket Ban on All Refugees

Wed, 15/06/2016 - 22:04
Following the mass shooting in Orlando, a large group of House Republicans are seeking to immediately ban all refugees from resettling in the United States regardless of country origin or profile, according to a memo and draft legislation obtained by Foreign Policy. The measure would go even further than Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to block the immigration of Muslims.

Check Out These Photos of a Brexit Naval Battle on the Thames

Wed, 15/06/2016 - 21:16
Watch British rockstar Bob Geldof intercept a flotilla of pro-Brexit fishermen.

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