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The Savior’s Dilemma

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 15:57
Are naval search-and-rescue operations saving migrants’ lives — or just encouraging them to take greater risks?

All for Nothing

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 15:57
Migrants who fail to reach Europe face humiliation, isolation, and impoverishment at home.

SitRep: Green Berets Killed in Ambush in Niger; Trump’s North Korea Decision Looms

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 13:49
Death in Niger. Three U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were killed and two more wounded after being caught  in an ambush in Niger on Wednesday. The troops were on patrol with local troops near the border with Mali, American military officials said. The two injured Americans have been evacuated to an American military hospital in ...

DARPA Wants Mobile Technologies to Combat Small Drones

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 13:39
The U.S. military needs better tech to fight store-bought drones.

Give the Nobel Peace Prize Posthumously

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 13:00
There’s an easy way to avoid betrayal by winners of the world’s most important humanitarian prize: only give it to dead people.

Shinzo Abe Just Pulled a Theresa May

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 05:34
Japan's prime minister called an early election to strengthen his mandate — and gave an opening to a serious new challenger.

The U.N. Can’t Enforce Its Sanctions on the North Korean Arms Trade

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 22:31
Fortunately, the United States can.

Draft U.N. Report Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Yemeni Children’s Deaths

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 21:20
The Gulf kingdom is on a blacklist of countries that harm children in conflict.

Senate Probe Gets ‘Clearer Picture’ of Possible Trump, Russia Collusion

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 19:40
Sen. Richard Burr said his committee’s investigation has “expanded slightly.”

Are Parking Spaces the Next Casualty of the U.S.-Russian Diplomatic Spat?

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 18:52
Russia has 11 spots in D.C. Where they are, nobody knows, but perhaps they could soon go.

Tillerson Says He’s Never Considered Resigning, Calls Trump ‘Smart’

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 18:09
The secretary of state reaffirmed his commitment to “America First” policy but sidestepped questions about calling president a “moron.”

A book I contemplated writing, but it’s already been done: ‘Grant and Sherman’

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 17:36
Assessing two books on Grant and Sherman

Europe Slams Its Gates (Part One)

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 17:15
European aid intended to combat African migration may just be making the problem worse.

Trump to Chart Hawkish Course on Iran

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 16:59
By telling Congress the nuclear deal is not in the U.S. interest, the White House is gambling on European help to roll back Iranian influence.

Mapped: The Last Islamic State Stronghold in Syria

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 16:49
The Islamic State has retreated to a remote tribal region. Taking it back won’t be easy.

Meet the Squatters of Mount Vesuvius

Tue, 22/08/2017 - 22:42
Some 700,000 people are living illegally on the slopes of Italy's most famous active volcano, and nobody has any idea what to do with them.

What the West Got Wrong in Syria

Tue, 22/08/2017 - 22:31
As President Bashar al-Assad tightens his grip over the country, it's time for those who tried to topple him to take stock of where they went wrong.

Condoleezza Rice’s Book on Democracy Could Not Have Come at a Better Time

Tue, 22/08/2017 - 20:22
Spreading democracy is still the best chance for global peace, she argues.

The Prince of Darkness Has Left the Building

Tue, 22/08/2017 - 19:27
Steve Bannon is gone from the West Wing. Can Trump’s White House finally get itself in order?

Trump Is Right About Afghanistan

Tue, 22/08/2017 - 18:46
Those of us who have criticized the president when he has made mistakes should give him credit when he makes the right call.

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