Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns on the steps of 10 Downing Street on June 24, 2016 in London, England. The results from the historic EU referendum has now been declared and the United Kingdom has voted to LEAVE the European Union. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) David Cameron Was a Historic and Disastrous Failure
The prime minister wanted to modernize the Tory Party and unify the United Kingdom. He accomplished exactly the opposite.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Long and Winding Road to Brexit
Markets are stunned. Commenters are shocked. But future historians may view this moment as inevitable.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Forget Brexit. Rexit Is The Real Problem.
India’s central bank governor Raghuram Rajan railed against crony capitalism. But now that he’s leaving, who will rein in the country’s corrupt tycoons?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Win or Lose, the Brexit Vote Shows How Hard It Is to Defend the EU
Even the “remain” camp couldn’t muster an argument in defense of Brussels-style democracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 USAID Should Become the Department of Nation-Building
Washington’s top development agency needs to focus on building governments, not democracies, in chaotic foreign countries.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdoganism [noun]
From “national will” to “man of the nation,” an abridged dictionary for the post-secular Turkish state.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Europe Has a Referendum Addiction
How direct democracy went from the rarest of all political procedures to Europeans' bargaining chip of choice.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Fake Democracies Damage Real Ones
Madagascar shows what happens when the world treats a corrupt regime like a functioning democracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iraq’s Flawed Liberation of Fallujah
A decade ago, I was on the front lines in Anbar Province as U.S. forces developed the blueprint for defeating al Qaeda. Today, the Iraqi government is ignoring all the lessons we learned.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Humanitarian Intervention in the West Wing
The State Department's Syria dissenters realize it’s time to plan for a post-Obama Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Boko Haram’s Buyer’s Remorse
Could the deadliest jihadi group on Earth be about to scrap its alliance with the Islamic State in favor of al Qaeda?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Good Riddance to Great Britain
London has always tried to remake the EU in its own image — and it's an image that most Europeans hate.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Syria Dissent Channel Message Means The System Is Working
The State Department Syria memo isn't some dangerous sign of insurrection. It's an essential instrument for sparking essential debate.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Argentina’s Deal With the Devil
For a moment, it looked like Venezuela’s beleaguered opposition had a powerful new ally in Buenos Aires. But it didn’t take long for principles to give way to big politics.
