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Why, with the world keeping a watchful eye on how the U.S., it’s better for us to be feared, and to be loved.
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White House Gaffe Outs American Held by the Islamic State
The White House routinely asks journalist to refrain from publishing the names of American hostages. A top Obama administration official broke that rule this morning.
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Despite King’s Death, U.S.-Saudi Relationship Unlikely to Change
Relations between the two countries will remain largely the same, and for a simple reason: Saudi Arabia badly needs the U.S.
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Kurdish Forces Retake 1% of the Land Controlled by the Islamic State
One percent of ISIS-controlled territory retaken.
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Beheading of Japanese Citizen Leaves Tokyo With Agonizing Choice
The Islamic State murdered one of its two Japanese hostages. Now, the group is demanding the release of a prisoner for the life of the second.
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At Least Seven Dead in Damascus Rocket Strikes
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Several Dead on Anniversary of Egypt Protests
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Russia: LGBT Activist Fined for Gay Propaganda
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South Sudan: Rebels Destroying Oil Field Facilities
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China: US, India Relations Are 'Superficial'
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India, US Reach Breakthrough Nuclear Deal
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Erdogan Launches High Security Projects in Somalia
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Venezuela’s Magic Number
Venezuela's bizarre system of currency controls makes no economic sense. Yet President Nicolás Maduro is determined to keep it.
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Egypt Cancels Arab Spring Tribute to Mourn Saudi King Abdullah
King Abdullah vociferously opposed the Arab Spring and propped up Egypt's military-backed government.
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With King’s Death, Younger Generation of Saudis Near Power
The death of King Abdullah has a younger generation of Saudis moving into the top echelons of power.
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Greece’s Hope and Change Moment
The charismatic, far-left Alexis Tsipras is poised to take back parliament and stick it to the Germans. And Greeks are loving it.
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With Obscure Treaties, Moscow Pulls Breakaway Regions Into Its Orbit
Russia has many ways to influence events in countries on its periphery, both subtle and not. In Ukraine, that influence-peddling has taken the form of ...
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The Death of Ukraine’s Cyborg Army
If the United States is really supporting Ukraine, as President Obama claims, then why are Kiev’s forces getting hammered?
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Publish and Perish in Afghanistan
The Taliban is targeting journalists as part of an ongoing insurgency against the government. But militants are not the only threat to media freedom in Afghanistan.
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Profit and Loss in Somalia
A former Delta Force soldier went to Mogadishu to help a little-known company train African soldiers to fight al-Shabab. He never came home.
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Our Men in Sanaa
As Yemen burns, questions remain about whether the government was playing a double game in the fight against AQAP.
Evan Hill, Laura Kasinof
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Can Argentina Find Justice Without Alberto Nisman?
The prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center has died suspiciously. He may have been Argentina's last hope for finding the truth.
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Is Haiti Backsliding Into Dictatorship?
With President Michel Martelly now ruling by decree, the political crisis in Port-au-Prince has reached a zenith. Can democracy survive in the Western hemisphere's poorest country?
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