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North Korea Doesn’t Trust China An Inch

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 20:06
Beijing's leverage over Pyongyang is limited because the Hermit Kingdom has never let its guard down.

Why Is China So … Uncool?

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 19:41
The country's got all the right stuff to be a soft-power giant. But Beijing won't get out of its own way.

European Diplomats to Congress: For Our Sake, Don’t Cut Foreign Aid Funding

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 19:35
Foreign diplomats warn slashing U.S. military and foreign assistance could endanger allies under Russia’s shadow.

Interview: Indian Immigration in the Time of Trump

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 17:48
The authors of The Other One Percent say current trends are worrying, and it’s education for everyone that will make America great again.

ISIS Fighters Disguised As Doctors Attack Kabul Hospital, Kill Dozens

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 16:48
A top U.S. military commander called the attack 'an unspeakable crime.'

Best Defense contest: Trump crisis predictions that haven’t happened yet

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 16:03
For those keeping score in our contest to pick President Trump’s first foreign policy crisis, these are the ones that haven’t happened yet.

Best Defense book excerpt — Ford’s ‘Weapon of Choice: Small Arms and the Culture of Military Innovation’

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 15:50
Weapon of Choice maps military innovation from the battlefield to the bureaucrat, from soldier to scientist.

Donald Trump Is the Opportunity Mexico Has Been Waiting for

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 14:00
There’s nothing like a parody of a Yankee president to put an end to years of political in-fighting.

SitRep: Wikileaks Says CIA Is In Your iPhone; U.S., Russian, Turkish Generals Meet; New Russian Sub Missiles

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 13:48
China Reacts to U.S.; North Korean Tensions; Iranian Losses in Syria; EUCOM Fights off Drones; And Lots More

House Intel Panel Will Investigate Trump’s Evidence-Free Wiretapping Claims

Wed, 08/03/2017 - 03:49
As momentum grows to investigate President Donald Trump’s connections to Moscow, questions remain whether a Republican Congress can hold a president of their own party account.

Russians Hit U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebels, As Hostile Groups Converge Within ‘Grenade Range’

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 20:39
The top U.S. general in Iraq and Syria says the situation in northern Syria remains chaotic.

Japan Prefers Robot Bears to Foreign Nurses

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 20:36
A country notoriously resistant to immigration is exploring the newest frontiers of elder-care.

Is World Cat Day Is the Only Thing That Can Unify Our Fractured World?

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 20:32
Probably not. But here are some cats worth knowing from around the world anyway.

Don’t Believe the New Trump

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 18:50
He’s still the same old, uninformed, easily manipulated, egomaniac — surrounded by second-raters, lickspittles, and extremists.

The Islamic State Pledged To Attack China Next. Here’s Why.

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 18:34
ISIS tries to curry favor with China's repressed Muslim minority groups.

European Commission Presents Choose Your Own Adventure White Paper on the Future of the EU

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 18:20
Listing options in a paper doesn’t make selecting among them easier.

France’s Fillon to Be Formally Charged, But Won’t Quit

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 16:55
Despite formal probe, the center-right candidate won’t drop out of the presidential race.

Ego-Maniac Revolutions Don’t Last

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 16:44
The closest analogy for Donald Trump is Henry VIII — and Steve Bannon may not have his ear for long.

Buffett on what made America great — persuasive, but with one big omission

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 16:04
Buffett summarizes my investment approach better than I can.

Reading rainbow: Take a look inside a book, you might learn something dammit

Wed, 01/03/2017 - 15:57
Different sort of list: Non-Western books you should have read.

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