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March 28, 2018
At What Point Can We Say Trump Is Sabotaging Russia Policy?
By staying silent as Russian diplomats were expelled from 24 countries this week, President Trump has undermined the work of both European allies and his own government.
March 27, 2018
Nicolas Sarkozy and the Weakness of Liberal Democracy
Allegations that the former French president accepted millions from Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi are uncomfortably relevant in the Trump era.
March 24, 2018
Will Trump Be the President Who Gives Iran the Bomb?
The appointment of John Bolton as national security adviser makes it a lot more likely.
March 20, 2018
What a Crown Prince Wants
Funds and favor for Saudi Arabia 2.0—and also to smash Iran.
February 29, 2016
China’s Ban on “Weird” Architecture Is a Global Power Play
June 17, 2015
Democrats Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Criticize Israel in 2016
June 8, 2015
The Problem With the "Swedish Model" for Sex Work Laws
June 8, 2015
Is the Islamic State Actually a State? No, But Letting It Say So Is Dangerous.
May 19, 2015
Marco Rubio Wants to Scare Americans into Voting for Him
November 26, 2014
Peru Forcibly Sterilized 300,000 Poor Women in the '90s. Now They Could Decide the Country's Future.
June 19, 2014
Obama Has Two Options on Iraq. Both Are Terrible.
May 12, 2014
In Hassan Rouhani's Iran, an Indie Rock Band Can Play Once But Not Twice
April 2, 2014
The Most Outrageous Lie in Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's New York Times Op-Ed
April 2, 2014
This Tiny Pacific Island Nation Just Gave Russia a Big Bruise
December 4, 2013
Marco Rubio Gives Another "Big" Foreign Policy Speech, Says Nothing
November 24, 2013
Photos: The Afghan Army Prepares to Fight on Its Own
August 15, 2013
Obama Trips Over Himself Again on Egypt
August 5, 2013
Egypt's Military Leader Is, Unsurprisingly, a Thug
July 26, 2013
The Horrific War Crimes Being Committed in Syria
July 26, 2013
Did the Egyptian Military Regime Just Charge Morsi with Spying on Himself?

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