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10 questions the Senate should ask the next secretary of defense
10 questions the Senate should ask the next secretary of defense.
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China’s economy is not as scary as Paul Krugman thinks
China’s economy is not as scary as the Nobel prizewinner thinks.
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Big Brother Doesn’t Have to Be a Bully
How Washington can use surveillance to save lives -- not target them.
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters aren’t running scared; they’re just getting warmed up
Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters aren’t running scared after the attack on Israeli soldiers; they’re just getting warmed up.
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No, King Abdullah Was Not a ‘Reformer’
Ignore the obituaries and eulogies of the past week. Saudi activists like me know the truth about the late king.
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HRW bashes Colombia for hindering justice over 4000 military killings
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Participants in Talks on Ukraine Fail to Sign Final Document, Discussions Continue
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Close strategic partnership with Pakistan will continue: US
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Hamas asks for more support from Iran
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Greece Says It Will Not Cooperate with Troika
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Falling Ruble Promises Renaissance For Russian Tourism
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US Lawmakers Urge Obama to Recall Offshore Drilling Plan
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US: ISIS Chemical Weapons Expert Killed in Iraq
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Russia May Need to Say ‘Do Svidaniya’ to Belarus
Belarus is making an unprecedented tilt away from Moscow.
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Finding the Future in China’s ‘Wasteland’
The country's mad dash to urbanize is transforming even desolate, icy villages.
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Is the new Greek government ready to cut a deal or will we see more market-rattling rhetoric?
Maybe the new Greek leaders are ready to temper the campaign rhetoric and deal with Greece’s economy. Unlikely.
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Obama’s Pivot to Iran
Forget the Asia rebalancing. The president’s big legacy is likely to be seen as empowering Tehran.
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Dirty Pretty Rock
Coal is trashing the environment, but also lifting people from poverty. Like it or not, the fuel isn’t budging from the world’s energy mix.
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Taipei’s Fiery New Mayor Knows Whose Culture Is Best
And it's not Taiwan's. In an interview, he discusses the benefits of colonization, his superior understanding of the Chinese Communist Party, and the state of the New York subway.
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Egypt’s War on Charity
As Egypt’s government lashes out against political Islam, faith-based charities become collateral damage. The real losers are the poor.
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Congress Readies Push to Rein in the Nation’s Spooks
Key NSA spying methods are set to expire this summer. Lawmakers from both parties will finally have to decide what to do about them.
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Trench Warfare in Turkey
In the country’s Kurdish southeast, a quiet war is raging between local residents and the state.
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How Likely Is War With Russia in the Next 10 Years?
We ask more than 1,000 scholars about immigration, leaving Iraq, and whether the U.S and Russia are on a collision course.
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Bergdahl Verdict Will Be White House’s Next Political Headache
As the Army mulls charging the former POW with desertion, the Obama administration braces for new attacks on its prisoner exchange with the Taliban.
Kate Brannen, John Hudson
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Taipei's Fiery New Mayor Knows Whose Culture Is Best
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No, King Abdullah Was Not a 'Reformer'
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STEAMROLLED: A Special Investigation into the Diplomacy of Doing Business Abroad.
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Obama’s Pivot to Iran
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Paul Krugman’s Unpleasant Peasant Arithmetic
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The Abdication of Moral Responsibility
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King Salman’s Shady History
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Snap Poll: How Likely Is War With Russia in the Next 10 Years?
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Islamic State Video Appears to Show Beheading of Second Japanese Hostage
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Chechnya’s Lost Boys
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The Martyrs of the South
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No, King Abdullah Was Not a ‘Reformer’
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Ginger Water Baths, Pork Knuckle Soup, and Other Secrets to Rearing a Superbaby
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Longform’s Picks of the Week
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STEAMROLLED: A Special Investigation into the Diplomacy of Doing Business Abroad.
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The Hack That Warmed the World
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Finding the Future in China’s ‘Wasteland’
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How to give someone a howling case of PTSD: The Army’s recipe in action
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