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An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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An undercover Iranian policeman (L) holds a weapon outside the Iranian parliament in the capital Tehran on June 7, 2017 during an attack on the complex. The Islamic State group claimed its first attacks in Iran as gunmen and suicide bombers killed at least five people in twin assaults on parliament and the tomb of the country's revolutionary founder in Tehran. / AFP PHOTO / FARS NEWS / Omid VAHABZADEH (Photo credit should read OMID VAHABZADEH/AFP/Getty Images) What the Islamic State Wants in Attacking Iran
With a spectacular and bloody assault in central Tehran, the Sunni jihadi group is fanning the flames of a sectarian war.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in Islington on July 5, 2016 in London, England. Mr Corbyn has said he will remain as leader of Labour despite a string of shadow cabinet resignations and a motion of no confidence being passed by MPs in the party. Former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle has indicated she will run against Mr Corbyn as Labour Party leader unless he steps down. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Voting for Jeremy Corbyn Isn’t Just Dumb. It’s Dangerous.
British voters already pulled the lever for Brexit. Will they elect a terrorist-loving, Jew-baiting, NATO-hater as prime minister next?
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View inside a looted supermarket in Capacho, Tachira state, Venezuela, on May 17, 2017. Venezuela's government said Wednesday it was sending troops to a western region rocked by looting and attacks against security installations during a wave of anti-government protests. / AFP PHOTO / George Castellanos (Photo credit should read GEORGE CASTELLANOS/AFP/Getty Images) Venezuela’s Road to Disaster Is Littered With Chinese Cash
Politicized loans left the socialist South American country trapped under a mountain of Chinese debt — but now others want to sign up for Beijing's "generosity."
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GettyImages-500317972 Will Qatar’s Diplomatic Exile Spark the Next Great War?
The Sunni Gulf powers have long been spoiling for a fight with Iran. This could be just the excuse they need.
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Arab soldiers surrender to Israeli soldiers 13 June 1967 in the occupied territory of the West Bank. On 05 June 1967, Israel launched preemptive attacks against Egypt and Syria. In just six days, Israel occupied the Gaza Strip and the Sinai peninsula of Egypt, the Golan Heights of Syria, and the West Bank and Arab sector of East Jerusalem (both under Jordanian rule), thereby giving the conflict the name of the Six-Day War. / AFP / PIERRE GUILLAUD (Photo credit should read PIERRE GUILLAUD/AFP/Getty Images) The Arab World Has Never Recovered From the Loss of 1967
Fifty years after the Six-Day War, the intellectualism that once lit up the Middle East has been all but extinguished by corrupt regimes and perverse religiosity.
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748px-L_to_R,_President_Truman,_George_C._Marshall,_Paul_Hoffman,_and_Averell_Harriman_in_the_oval_office_discussing_the..._-_NARA_-_200035 An Auspicious Anniversary for the Marshall Plan
Seventy years after George Marshall’s famous speech built the modern foundation of the transatlantic alliance, Donald Trump seems determined to tear it apart.
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 7: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning the situation in Syria, at UN headquarters, April 7, 2017 in New York City. On Thursday night, the United States launched airstrikes directed at Syrian government air bases in response to the chemical attack earlier in the week. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Nikki Haley Should Help Fix the U.N. Human Rights Council, Not Abandon It
Sure, it’s not perfect. But if the Trump administration pulls out altogether, the abusers of the world win.
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A freight train transporting containers laden with goods from the UK, departs from DP World London Gateway's rail freight depot in Corringham, east of London, on April 10, 2017, enroute to Yiwu in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. The first-ever freight train from Britain to China started its mammoth journey on Monday along a modern-day "Silk Road" trade route as Britain eyes new opportunities after it leaves the European Union. The 32-container train, around 600 metres (656 yards) long, left the vast London Gateway container port laden with whisky, soft drinks and baby products, bound for Yiwu on the east coast of China. / AFP PHOTO / Isabel Infantes (Photo credit should read ISABEL INFANTES/AFP/Getty Images) China’s Continent-Spanning Trains Are Running Half-Empty
Beijing is funding dozens of new rail routes as part of its global ambitions — and losing money on every one. So what’s the long game?
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TO GO WITH "SKorea-NKorea-IT-security,FOCUS" by Lim Chang-Won This photo taken on February 14, 2013 shows a young computer expert studying at an internet security training centre of the state-run Korea Information Technology Research Institute (KITRI) in Seoul. The training programme was launched to reflect growing official concern about South Korea's vulnerability to cyber attack in the wake of two major intrusions in 2009 and 2011 blamed on North Korea. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) North Korea Proves You Barely Need Computers to Win a Cyberwar
Pyongyang's attacks are proving that cybercrime can pay when you have nothing to lose.
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WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 30: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at a campaign rally at The Grand Station on May 30, 2017 in Wolverhampton, England. Britain goes to the polls on June 8 to elect a new parliament in a general election. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Theresa May’s Self-Inflicted Election
The vote that was supposed to strengthen the British prime minister’s hand ahead of Brexit negotiations is now poised to leave her wounded and vulnerable.
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Supporter of Cambodian People Party (CPP) ride their motorbikes during the Commune Election Campaign in Phnom Penh on May 21, 2017. Tuk-tuks blaring pop music and flag-waving party faithful on Saturday led a rally by Cambodia's embattled opposition for upcoming commune elections, a bellwether for efforts to end the three-decade rule of strongman Hun Sen in next year's national polls. / AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHY (Photo credit should read TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/Getty Images) Cambodian Democracy Makes Its Last Gasps
An indifferent United States and assertive China have emboldened one of Asia’s longest-serving leaders to embrace outright authoritarianism.
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hezb1 If Trump Wants a Fight in the Middle East, Iran Will Give Him One
Don't expect moderates like Hassan Rouhani to constrain the Islamic Republic's powerful regional proxies.
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Task_Force_38_off_the_coast_of_Japan_1945 China Won’t Hand the U.S. Navy Victory Like Japan Did
America should celebrate the anniversary of the heroic victory at Midway, but realize the next Pacific war won't be so easy.
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Youthes raise wooden and metal sticks as running battles broke out between protesters and soldiers in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, on April 18, 2011 after President Goodluck Jonathan headed for an election win. Protesting youths challenged soldiers deployed to the streets, who sought to push them back. AFP PHOTO / SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU DIALLO/AFP/Getty Images) The Gentleman’s Agreement That Could Break Apart Nigeria
The stability of Africa’s most populous nation has hinged on an unwritten political rule that might be coming apart.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: A flag at the U.S. Capitol has been lowered to half staff after President Barack Obama ordered the action while speaking on the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama called for 'meaningful action' in the wake of the latest school shooting that left 27 dead, including 20 children. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) The End of History Is the Birth of Tragedy
Americans have forgotten that historic tragedies on a global scale are real. They’ll soon get a reminder.
