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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The End of the Jeb Doctrine
Jeb Bush's foreign-policy views had no place in the carpet-bombing, torture-loving GOP of Trump and Cruz.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why the U.S. Strike in Libya Wasn’t Just About Libya
Washington was also trying to protect Tunisia — and help keep the Arab Spring’s only success story from going off the rails.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Snap Poll: Who Will Make the Best Foreign Policy President?
From climate change to the Islamic State, from Russia to China, we asked scholars who they want tackling America's biggest problems.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 When Did the GOP Turn Against Big Business?
From tearing up trade pacts to slapping tariffs on Chinese goods, the party of Trump and Rubio sounds more Democratic than Republican.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Chief Faults Russia and Syria for Humanitarian Disaster in Aleppo
Ban Ki-moon says escalating violence in Syria could make peace impossible -- and is holding Moscow and Damascus responsible for much of the carnage.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Apple — and Not Google — Is in the FBI’s Crosshairs
Google can't encrypt its phone data as well as Apple. That's bad news for its customers -- and good news for the government.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the U.S. Military Propping Up Uganda’s ‘Elected’ Autocrat?
Ugandan forces have used U.S. aid to fight terrorists. Will they also use it to crush opponents of the president?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Plan to Bring Guantanamo Detainees to U.S. Could Drop Bombshell Into 2016 Race
The long-awaited blueprint for closing the military prison in Cuba and opening a ‘Gitmo North’ is a boon for GOP candidates but a pain for the Democrats.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Crunch Time for Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea
As Beijing installs sophisticated new missiles on disputed islands, is there anything Washington can do to slow China’s land grab?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Real Debate Before Uganda’s Fake Election
Longtime President Yoweri Museveni made history by facing his challengers in a televised showdown. That doesn’t mean this week’s elections aren’t already rigged in his favor.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fortress Europe’s Balkan Outpost
In giving up on Greece, Europe is betting on the tiny, corruption-ridden non-EU state of Macedonia to save the Schengen treaty from collapse. Is it ready?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria Cease-Fire Brings Turkey Closer to War
Russia has accelerated its brutal bombing campaign and is working with Turkey’s Kurdish enemies to seize as much land as it can — before peace breaks out.