Afghanistan Is Now Trump’s War
But does the president know what he wants to do with it?
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Max Boot
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Elizabeth Dickinson
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Kim Ghattas
Julia Ioffe
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Whitney Kassel
Jeffrey Lewis
Aaron David Miller
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Condoleezza Rice and Bob Gates Should Apologize for Endorsing Rex Tillerson
Too many Republicans these days are convincing themselves that private handwringing or wincing is an adequate response.
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Steve Bannon Is Now Donald Trump’s Dick Morris
It can be easier to whisper in a president’s ear from outside the White House.
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Donald Trump Is a Nazi Sympathizer
How long will America’s highest officials continue to support this monstrous behavior?
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Is Trump’s Middle East Peace Effort Dead in the Water?
Whatever faint hopes there were of a breakthrough in the Israel-Palestine conflict are beyond reach right now.
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The Damage Limitation Presidency: Can Congress and the Adults Box in Trump?
Republicans in Congress have effectively given up on one of Trump’s signature goals.
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ASEAN’s Golden Moment in a Time of Crisis
If Trump wants to put pressure on North Korea or China, he's going to need to have good friends in Asia.
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Pope Francis Should Reject Callista Gingrich as Ambassador (for Adultery)
The pontiff rejected a French ambassador just because he was gay; surely, he should reject Trump's pick for her sins.
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Why Has Rex Tillerson Belly-Flopped as Secretary of State?
Four explanations for the abject failure of America's top diplomat.
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Is the U.S. Ready for Russia’s Largest Military Exercises Since the Cold War?
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland are bracing for the appearance of up to 100,000 Russian troops in Belarus and western Russia.
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