In Syria, Realism Trumps Idealism
The failures of the Bush Doctrine should have shown that repressive peace is better than instability.
Putin’s Power Play: The Real Reason Behind Russian Intervention in Syria
For Putin, fighting ISIS is just a pretext for his larger strategic machinations.
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From Diamonds to Dust
With just weeks left in Canada’s election campaign, the tide is rapidly turning against New Democrat leader Thomas Mulcair.
Millennials at the Gate: The Wary Inheritors of American Foreign Policy
Millennials may be a greater danger to American foreign policy than any number of “little green men.”
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The Not-So United Front Against the Islamic State
With much of the world seemingly arrayed against the Islamic State, how is the group still so powerful?
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Poland’s Uncertain Role in NATO: Buffer State or Bulwark?
Time is running out for NATO to decide whether Poland should be a buffer or a bulwark against future Russian aggression in Eastern Europe.
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A Military Policy Failure in the Greater Horn of Africa
In Africa’s most unstable region, U.S. military aid has done more harm than good.
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The Art of Protest
Images of violence are examples of art defined by politics as much as protest.
What the Fed Missed: U.S. Interest Rates and Global Risk
Federal Reserve officials voted last week to keep the target federal funds rate near zero. Regrettably, this may not have been the right decision.
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