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Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. China Can’t Carry the Russian Economy
Putin’s courting of Beijing has paid more diplomatic than economic dividends.
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From left to right, three of Costa Rica’s presidential candidates—José María Figueres of the National Liberation Party, Lineth Saborío of the Social Christian Unity Party, and Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz of the New Republic party—participate in a debate in San José on Feb. 1. Costa Rica’s Boring Elections Are a Model for the World
No matter who wins, Sunday’s vote won’t make headlines abroad. That’s a good thing.
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Prague residents surround Soviet tanks in Prague on Aug. 21, 1968 as the Soviet-led invasion by the Warsaw Pact armies crushed the so called Prague Spring reform in former Czechoslovakia. False-Flag Invasions Are a Russian Specialty
Ukraine wouldn’t be the first place that Russia’s military started a war by faking an attack.
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Red tape is extended and objects are set on fire, around the house in which the leader of Islamic State (IS) group Amir Mohammed Said Abd al-Rahman al-Mawla , aka Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi died, during an overnight raid by US special forces, in the town of Atme in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, on February 3, 2022. Qurayshi Is Replaceable
He wasn’t a super creative leader on the battlefield. But he didn’t need to be.
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Members of an Amhara militia gather in the village of Adi Arkay, northeast of Gondar, Ethiopia, on July 14, 2021. Don’t Blame Amharas for Ethiopia’s War
Peace efforts must address the group’s legitimate fears rather than casting them as the main obstacle to reconciliation.
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Putin, Modi, and Xi Modi’s Foreign-Policy Juggling Act
He put India on the map as a great power—but strategy problems are piling up.
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Pedestrians walk past a vandalized mural depicting former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic in Belgrade. What Germany Can Teach Serbia About Confronting Genocide
Overcoming hateful ideologies is never easy, but it’s much more difficult when denialism and bigotry are actively encouraged from the very top, as is the case in Belgrade.
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German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz walks to a press conference in front of the White House in Washington, DC on April 19, 2018, after a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence. Olaf Scholz Is Coming to America on a Salvage Mission
The German chancellor has no choice but to focus on restoring his country’s damaged credibility.
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Sudanese protesters wave the national flag during a demonstration calling for civilian rule and demanding justice for those killed in crackdowns in the capital of Khartoum on Jan. 24. America’s Silence on Sudan Is Deafening
Washington has sidelined the country’s long-term interests in favor of short-term gains.
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A Syrian who was injured along with his family in a U.S. drone strike stands by his son at a hospital. Why the U.S. Military Has Been Undercounting Civilian Dead
Ground-level evaluations can help avoid future horrors.
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A man sits among the rubble following overnight airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa, in Yemen, on Jan. 18. The U.S. Is Wrong on Yemen. Again.
The devastating cycle of tit-for-tat attacks between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Houthis will not end via diplomatic doublespeak.
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Biden and Putin at U.S.-Russian summit With Putin, Biden Should Channel His Inner Realist
A contest of ideas is hobbling U.S. policy in the standoff over Ukraine.
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Uniformed soldiers wearing surgical face masks and holding weapons stand at attention. U.S. Security Assistance to Burkina Faso Laid the Groundwork for a Coup
Since 2009, the United States has supported the country’s military with funding, weapons, and training.
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LNG tanker Biden’s LNG Plans Can’t Save Europe This Winter
Europe is too dependent on Russian gas for emergency shipments to help.
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Ukrainian servicemen taking part in the armed conflict with Russia-backed separatists in the country's Donetsk region march in Kiev on November 15, 2018 prior to the handover ceremony of military heavy weapons and equipment. Russia Couldn’t Occupy Ukraine if It Wanted to
The Russian military has too much experience to think a full-scale invasion is a good idea.
