Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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during the Ice Sledge Hockey Classification match between the Czech Republic and Korea at the Shayba Arena during day five of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games on March 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Vladimir Putin Isn’t a Supervillain
Russia is neither the global menace, nor dying superpower, of America’s increasingly hysterical fantasies.
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US President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka walk to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Donald Trump Is Importing Asia’s Cronyism
The U.S. is being dragged toward the familial corruption other nations are trying to ditch.
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gettyimages-471667998crop How Geert Wilders Became America’s Favorite Islamophobe
For years, the Dutch populist quietly built ties to fringes of the Republican party. Now he’s got friends in the White House.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: People clap as British Home Secretary Theresa May makes a statement after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest earlier today to become Conservative Party leader outside the Houses of Parliament on July 11, 2016 in London, England. Theresa May will become the UK's new Prime Minister on Wednesday evening after David Cameron holds his final PMQs and visits the Queen to officially resign his position. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Britain Is Now a One-Party State
What happens to a democracy when the opposition goes M.I.A.?
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This picture taken on February 22, 2017 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 23 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) visiting the People's Theatre to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State Merited Chorus in Pyongyang. / AFP / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. / (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) How to Persuade China to Squeeze North Korea’s Lifeline
Beijing is reluctant to give Pyongyang a real ultimatum — but the United States can bring it around.
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houthis The Houthis Are Not Hezbollah
Donald Trump wants to ramp up Yemen's proxy fight against Iran. One small problem: Tehran doesn't really have a proxy there.
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 17: The installation 'The Ninth Wave' by Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang, sails down the Huangpu River in July 17, 2014 in Shanghai, China. The installation, which consists of an old fishing vessel loaded with stuffed toy animals, is inspired by last year's incident when 16,000 dead pigs were found floating down the Huangpu River. The piece forms part of a show at the Power Station of Art from August 8 to October 26. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Only China Can Save the Planet
The United States is lost in the delusions of climate change deniers. Fortunately, Beijing could be up for leading the fight.
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trumpnsc The Deep State Comes to America
In Egypt and Turkey, grand government conspiracies are a reality. In the United States, they're little more than fantasy.
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trumpiran Trump Can’t Deal With Iran If He Doesn’t Understand It
Tweets about putting Iran "ON NOTICE" are no replacement for appreciating the sources of Iranian conduct in the Middle East.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting to discuss the Ukrainian peace process at the German federal Chancellery on October 19, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, known as the Normandy Four, met in Berlin to discuss implementation of the peace plan known as the Minsk Protocol, a roadmap for resolving the conflict in Ukraine after Russian forces invaded in 2014 and annexed the peninsula of Crimea. The United States has threatened renewed sanctions on Russia if the country did not either implement the plan in the coming months or arrive at a plan on how to do so. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) Advice to Trump: Beware of Russian Trolls
The recent stray spy ship and the fly-bys in the Black Sea are signs that the Kremlin is engaging in its favorite pastime: pushing America's buttons.
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Members of the environmental group Greenpeace hold up a sign that reads "#LET THEM STAY" in front of the Opera House in Sydney on February 14, 2016. An Australian hospital in Brisbane has refused to send an asylum-seeker baby back to detention in Nauru as momentum builds across the country against offshore Pacific camps for used by the Australia government for processing refugees who try to get to Australia. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS / AFP / PETER PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) Australia’s Refugee Policy Is A Crime Against Humanity
Bringing suit against Canberra over its barbaric detention policy would show the ICC isn't just for African strongmen anymore.
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TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump arrives at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 8, 2016. Trump stunned America and the world Wednesday, riding a wave of populist resentment to defeat Hillary Clinton in the race to become the 45th president of the United States. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Donald Trump Is Much More Resilient Than He Looks
The White House might not be popular, or organized – but it’s populist enough to keep a firm grip on power.
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The California State flag flies outside City Hall, in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 2017. A campaign by Californians to secede from the rest of the country over Donald Trump's election is gaining steam with suporters given the green light to start collecting signatures for the measure to be put to a vote. / AFP / Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) California Really Has What It Takes to Secede
But is America's largest state ready for the wars that would follow?
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gettyimages-635499434 Donald Trump Will Design a New Middle East
Welcome to the main stage in the world’s ongoing search for a new political order.
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SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA - MARCH 18: People celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of the decree on the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation, on March 18, 2015 in Sevastopol, Crimea. Crimea, an internationally recognised Ukrainian territory with special status, was annexed by the Russian Federation on March 18, 2014. The annexation, which has been widely condemned, took place in the aftermath of the Ukranian revolution. (Photo by Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images) Europe Needs a Hearts and Minds Campaign for Russia
Forget about dealing with Trump or Putin. Europe’s Russia strategy should focus on winning over the Russian people.
