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Fri, 23/02/2018 - 16:43
If you want to form a more perfect union, in Syria or elsewhere, you can’t rely on men.
Thu, 22/02/2018 - 23:07
With the Islamic State on the brink of military defeat, the State Department is poised to eliminate the office charged with coordinating the fight.
Thu, 22/02/2018 - 22:29
More than a year into Donald Trump’s presidency, we’ve seen what appears to be a fundamental shift in U.S. policy toward Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Wed, 21/02/2018 - 21:21
Mandatory military conscription is the French equivalent of Donald Trump’s wall — a pet project that’s become a political albatross.
Wed, 21/02/2018 - 20:56
Italy’s most dangerous populists are the immigrant-hating Catholic fundamentalists of Forza Nuova.
Wed, 21/02/2018 - 19:47
Poor countries have borne the brunt of the refugee crisis. Tanzania’s refusal to bear the cost of a new U.N. program is a warning to the West.
Wed, 21/02/2018 - 19:42
The Eastern Mediterranean energy patch is hot — unfortunately, in more ways than one.
Wed, 21/02/2018 - 19:25
Despite White House promises and U.S. legal protections for religious minorities, Washington rejects appeal for asylum from more than 100 Iranian Christians.
Wed, 21/02/2018 - 15:01
The imagery agency wants its own “CIA World Factbook.”
Wed, 21/02/2018 - 13:00
There’s a very familiar method to the administration’s apparent regional madness.
Wed, 21/02/2018 - 00:06
The Trump administration looked small and inconsequential on the international stage.
Tue, 20/02/2018 - 23:28
An annual security gathering in Munich has become the new hot spot for top intelligence officials meeting in the shadows of a public event.
Tue, 20/02/2018 - 23:20
Mahmoud Abbas challenges American leadership of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process at the United Nations.
Tue, 13/02/2018 - 19:45
The downing of an Israeli jet won’t fundamentally alter the Middle East’s strategic balance.
Tue, 13/02/2018 - 18:29
Which China and Russia on the rise, the United States leaves the field uncontested at its peril.
Tue, 13/02/2018 - 14:34
The secretary of state’s freeze on hiring diplomats’ family members at understaffed embassies is ending, but it left resentment in its wake.
Mon, 12/02/2018 - 23:38
Instead of closing resettlement offices and blocking the entry of people from war-ravaged countries, the United States should maintain its historical commitments.
Mon, 12/02/2018 - 22:45
The United States and Europe need to get serious about limiting Iran’s missiles of all ranges — and the Missile Technology Control Regime should guide them.
Mon, 12/02/2018 - 22:17
Why Russia’s strongman economy can’t reform.
Mon, 12/02/2018 - 20:33
Anthony Ferrante coordinated the U.S. government’s response to Russian election interference. Now he’s helping a news site defend itself from a Russian billionaire’s lawsuit.
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