James Mattis Just Out-Trumped Trump on North Korea
The U.S. defense secretary has upped the ante on the president's most bellicose rhetoric, making war more likely than ever.
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Max Boot
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Thanassis Cambanis
Elizabeth Dickinson
Laurie Garrett
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There Is No War in Afghanistan
And that's why the United States can't win.
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Brexit’s Dunkirk Fantasyland
If the cultural roots of Brexit are reduced to one sentiment, it is that Britain did not win two world wars to be run by Germany via Brussels.
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This Is How Great-Power Wars Get Started
Not with a bang, but basic strategic confusion in Washington about the links between Syria, Qatar, Iran, and Russia.
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That Time Theresa May Forgot That Elections Come With Opponents
The prime minister saw an election as a simple step on her Brexit checklist. Turns out not everyone felt the same way.
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Jared Kushner’s Growing Stench of Treason
Nobody knows yet whether the president's son-in-law broke any laws. But "traitor" is more than just a legal term.
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Ego-Maniac Revolutions Don’t Last
The closest analogy for Donald Trump is Henry VIII — and Steve Bannon may not have his ear for long.
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Stop the Hand-Wringing About Aleppo
What’s happening in Syria is a tragedy – but nobody has ever been willing to do what’s necessary to stop it.
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The Two-Hundred-Year Era of ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ Is Over
The political categories we've inherited are obsolete, but we don’t have anything to replace them with yet.
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Vladimir of Arabia
It's not just Syria: Russia has been quietly building power throughout the Middle East – and challenging America’s superpower status.
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About Emile Simpson
Emile Simpson is a research fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. He was formerly a British Army officer.
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