COLUMN
List of COLUMN articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 We Don’t Need Another Dumb War
But if President Obama follows through on his plan to degrade and destroy the Islamic State, that's exactly what we’re going to get.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama and the Never-Ending War
By limiting U.S. goals in Iraq and Syria, the president makes less likely the exit he so desperately wants.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Barack Obama and the ‘Wimp Factor’
Americans think the president lacks "toughness." But does showing strength really matter?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Get Away With Almost Anything
How evildoers benefit from the world's ADD.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How the Islamic State Could Kill the Two-State Solution
The havoc wrought by the Islamic State extends far beyond Iraq and Syria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 NATO Owes Putin a Big Thank-You
Russia's aggression in Ukraine is making it easier for the bloated, aging alliance to pretend that it still matters.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Running Toward the Danger
Sotloff, Foley, and the doctors fighting Ebola are part of a vital breed of first responders demanded by a new global reality.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Great Defense Spending Distraction
Why you can’t just throw money at problems like the Islamic State and Ukraine.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Playing Nostradamus
Big data show that history does indeed repeat itself. What does that mean for foreign policymaking -- and tackling crises from Ukraine to Syria?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Political Magic of Roads
Is real democracy possible without highways?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Top 10 Questions About the World’s Biggest Problems
Will anyone ever outfox Putin? Why are we still using old solutions to solve the same old Middle East Problems? And where exactly are we going in Afghanistan?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S.-Israel Relationship Arrives at a Moment of Reckoning
An exclusive talk with former U.S. Special Envoy Martin Indyk on Israel’s new allies, the Gaza blowup, and why Washington shrugged when the peace process collapsed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Islamic State’s Home-Field Advantage
5 reasons why an expanded mission to strike James Foley's killers in Syria won't work. And why it's going to happen anyway.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Won’t Apple Hire Me?
America's best -- and most cash-rich -- companies aren't helping fix the labor gap. But it's not because interest rates are too high.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Franchise Opportunity: Western Union in Somaliland
The self-declared republic's economy is based on remittances from abroad -- which are good business, too. So why is the money-transfer industry under threat?
