Terms of Engagement
List of Terms of Engagement articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trading Up
Why a massive trade deal is the key to the Asia pivot -- and to America's future.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Pacific Wager
The White House is gambling America's global standing on a trade deal with Asia. Don't bet on Congress to get it done.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Autocrat’s Emergency Bailout Fund
Are billions of dollars from Russia and the Gulf really worse than Western assistance?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Syrian Game-Changer
Why the shocking rise of al Qaeda is scrambling the war, ripping up the playbook, and turning enemies into partners.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Our Promised Land
How the beautiful, painful, and problematic birth of Israel mirrors modern America's moral ambiguity.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Bear Hug
Vladimir Putin is cheering Ukraine's stiff-arm to Europe. But can Kiev also keep Russia at arm's length?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘The Worst of the Worst’
A U.S. ally is treating a would-be nation as a prison camp -- and we're doing nothing about it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Et Tu, Menendez?
Why Democrats beating Tehran down with additional sanctions and zero enrichment guarantees could backfire, badly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Washington’s Kid Gloves and Egypt’s Fist
Why has the Obama administration given up on speaking truth to the military rulers in Cairo?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Libya Beyond Repair?
Not quite. But the question is whether anyone really wants to help.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Global War on Thinking Bad Thoughts
Can America really win the battle against Islamic extremism?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Imperial Understretch and the Fall of Great Powers
The sad, dangerous lessons of America's budget standoff.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Civil Surge
Can Syrian moderates prove they'd do a better job of governing liberated areas than the Islamist opposition?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Everyone Is Scared of ISIS.’
Can anyone stop the radicalization of Syrian rebels?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Test We’re Giving Iran Is Rigged
Why Obama has to go bigger, much bigger, in making a deal with Iran -- or be prepared for a messy failure.
