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U.S. Air Force transport plane shown through shattered glass at Baghdad airport How America Learned to Love (Ineffective) Sanctions
Over the past century, the United States came to rely ever more on economic coercion—with questionable results.
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This is the Davis Montham Air Force Base, It is an Aerospace Maintenance Regeneration Center, It is also known as the Bone Yards where they store old B52's, It symbolizes the Cold War and the National debt. (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) America’s War for Global Order Is a Marathon
Washington’s latest crises with Russia and China are part of a new—and long-term—competition.
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The U.S. Cavalry, outside of the Great Wall of China When America Invaded China
The Boxer Rebellion still shapes Beijing’s attitude toward the United States.
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us-civil-war-foreign-policy-insurrection-january-6-matt-rota-illustration-HP Why the U.S. Military Isn’t Ready for Civil War
A significant portion of Americans seek the destruction of political authority. What if they succeed?
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro makes a "thumbs up" gesture in front of a sign announcing the combatting corruption forum. Does Power Corrupt?
How parking tickets, bankers, and bees explain selfish behavior.
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The downtown district of Wilmington, Delaware, is seen on Aug. 19, 2016. How Delaware Became the World’s Biggest Offshore Haven
Kleptocrats, criminals, and con artists have all parked their illicit gains in the state.
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A.Q. Khan funeral procession How Pakistan’s A.Q. Khan Helped North Korea Get the Bomb
Islamabad and Pyongyang exchanged technology, cash, and expertise.
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An art installation feature the phrase #ImmigrantsAreEssential in large white letters sits on the grass of the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol in the background. Who Will Win the Global War for Talent?
After the Great Lockdown will come the next Great Migration.
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Orthodox Christian worshippers pray. In Hamas-Run Gaza, the Last Arab Christians Are Hanging On
An ancient community bears witness to its own purging—and recalls a more tolerant time.
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A boy stands by a dried riverbed in Kenya. The Racial Violence of Climate Change
It’s time to speak plainly about the deadly effects of global warming—and their unjust impact across racial lines.
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A man walks past an exhibit of Cultural Revolution pictures along Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing on June 12, 2021. The Time Chinese Diplomats Were Sent to the Camps
In 1968, officials faced purges and exile.
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Participants rehearse in Tiananmen Square before a parade marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party on July 1, 2021 in Beijing, China. The Chinese Communist Party Has Always Been Nationalist
China’s quest for rejuvenation dates back more than a century.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to the chancellor’s office in Berlin on May 15, 2017. Is Macron the New Merkel?
The French president has charted a new kind of centrism in Europe.
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george blake simon kuper book Before Jihadi John, There Was George Blake
The British KGB double agent was a forerunner of today’s radicalized Western jihadis.
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Robert Gersony (left) in Dominica in 1979. The Greatest Humanitarian You’ve Never Heard Of
Bob Gersony was a mostly anonymous U.S. diplomat—and his country’s best model for creating change in the world.
