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Sat, 27/08/2016 - 13:55
Elites can overturn Islamophobic laws, but the public's illiberalism isn't going anywhere.
Sat, 27/08/2016 - 02:17
A damaging leak of data on India’s new submarine highlights how undersea warfare is at the heart of a regional contest for naval supremacy.
Sat, 27/08/2016 - 02:05
Russia poisons its enemies, Germany’s obsessed with fiscal responsibility, and America’s addicted to spreading democracy. A list of policies governments ought to kick.
Sat, 27/08/2016 - 00:14
The U.S. economy needs cash to fund job creation and raise stagnant wages. Calling it "helicopter money" is just counterproductive.
Fri, 26/08/2016 - 23:17
South Sudan's peacekeepers not only failed to protect civilians during the country's latest round of violence — it put them in even greater danger.
Fri, 26/08/2016 - 22:59
There’s really only one way North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un could celebrate a successful missile launch: with fireworks and a coordinated dance party, of course.
Fri, 26/08/2016 - 22:56
The best stories from around the world.
Fri, 26/08/2016 - 19:10
Germany is inching ever closer to France's ban on burqas.
Fri, 26/08/2016 - 18:33
The reversal on burkini bans began on Friday when a French court suspended the ban in one tourist town.
Fri, 26/08/2016 - 16:00
Best Defense is in summer reruns. Here is an item that originally ran on June 27, 2016.
Tue, 23/08/2016 - 14:00
Top General Skeptical Over Russian Deal; Kurds in New Fight; And Lots More
Tue, 23/08/2016 - 02:22
While we’re at it, let’s just pick her foreign policy team of advisers…
Tue, 23/08/2016 - 01:00
Moscow-linked cyberthieves aren’t just stealing and releasing emails anymore -- they’re altering them to smear one of Putin's most vocal opponents.
Tue, 23/08/2016 - 00:05
The country's foreign policy has lost its mooring.
Mon, 22/08/2016 - 23:56
And now there’s no more avoiding the grim reality of Brazil’s economic and political crises.
Mon, 22/08/2016 - 23:19
Germany will urge residents to stockpile food and water in case of nation-wide attacks.
Mon, 22/08/2016 - 23:00
A classic disinformation campaign about U.S. nukes reveals a lot about Moscow's military anxieties.
Mon, 22/08/2016 - 21:36
Here’s why we won’t be voting for either candidate come November and writing in Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on the ballot instead.
Mon, 22/08/2016 - 21:26
Newly-released emails from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state raise fresh questions about whether the Clinton Foundation helped its donors gain access and special treatment from the State Department during her time in office.
Mon, 22/08/2016 - 19:43
The international tribunal is about to convict a Malian jihadi for destruction of cultural heritage. It’s staying silent about his alleged responsibility for horrific sexual violence.
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