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The United States has the leverage needed to prevent Qatar from cozying up to Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood—if it’s willing to use it.
Xi Jinping Thought Is Facing a Harsh Reality Check
China's new ideological rigidity is being put to the economic and technological test.
America Is Committing War Crimes and Doesn’t Even Know Why
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Tech competition is being used to push a dangerous corporate agenda.
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