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The French president spent his first year steering his country to the right — and his supporters on the left are starting to wonder what they signed up for.
The Scramble for Africa’s Athletes
Shady sports agents have taken a page from human traffickers. They’re luring young men to Europe with promises of fame and exploiting them instead.
Emmanuel Macron’s Critique of Pure Liberalism
It’s not an accident that Donald Trump’s closest foreign friend is the French president.
Lost in the Middle East
The incoherence of Washington's Syria policy is a symptom of its failure to define a new role in the world.
The Chinese Communist Party Is Setting Up Cells at Universities Across America
It’s a strategy to tighten ideological control. And it’s happening around the world.
Army Service Could Be the Answer to Europe’s Integration Problem
The EU’s defense forces are struggling to recruit, and immigrants are often eager to serve.
Human Rights Groups Bristling at State Department Report
What’s not in the report is as important as what’s in it.
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Airstrikes against Syria may galvanize support against the United States.
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Has Trump Become a Realist?
America finally has a president who grasps the basic logic of offshore balancing in the Middle East.
America’s First Reality TV War
The Trump administration's latest missile strikes in Syria were never going to accomplish anything. But the show must go on.
America Can’t Be Trusted Anymore
It's hard to be powerful when nobody believes a word you say.
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What Comes Next in Syria?
With President Trump’s strikes on Assad’s regime, the Syrian civil war is at the forefront of the global political stage. But what happens when the strikes are over?
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