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The immigration issue is there for the taking for Democrats—if they don’t treat it as a culture war.

The immigration issue is there for the taking for Democrats—if they don’t treat it as a culture war.

American elites used to see war as a tragic necessity. Now they’re completely addicted to it.

American elites used to see war as a tragic necessity. Now they’re completely addicted to it.

As U.S. policymakers worry about their special relationship with Ankara, Turkey’s president knows it's already dead.

As U.S. policymakers worry about their special relationship with Ankara, Turkey’s president knows it's already dead.

Russia’s catastrophic test of a nuclear-powered missile proves that a new global arms race will mean new nuclear accidents.

Russia’s catastrophic test of a nuclear-powered missile proves that a new global arms race will mean new nuclear accidents.

It's only a matter of time until major powers try to stop climate change by any means necessary.

It's only a matter of time until major powers try to stop climate change by any means necessary.

The Trump administration’s nonresponse to Iranian aggression has sent an unmistakable message.

The Trump administration’s nonresponse to Iranian aggression has sent an unmistakable message.

The Trump administration has been ignoring the playbook that produced the downfall of the Soviet Union.

The Trump administration has been ignoring the playbook that produced the downfall of the Soviet Union.

Critics of offshore balancing claim a more restrained U.S. foreign policy will breed insecurity. They’re wrong, and their arguments are easily debunked.

Critics of offshore balancing claim a more restrained U.S. foreign policy will breed insecurity. They’re wrong, and their arguments are easily debunked.

In Congo, thousands of people have died due to a misguided finance-driven approach to fighting pandemics that puts investors before victims.

In Congo, thousands of people have died due to a misguided finance-driven approach to fighting pandemics that puts investors before victims.

The United States should stop treating the region as secondary to the rest of the Middle East.

A new think tank funded by George Soros and Charles Koch wants to end American interventionism, but shows no understanding of what motivates it.

A new think tank funded by George Soros and Charles Koch wants to end American interventionism, but shows no understanding of what motivates it.

The region has been carved up into Republican and Democratic countries, to the detriment of the United States.

The region has been carved up into Republican and Democratic countries, to the detriment of the United States.

Throughout American history, a lack of presidential empathy has triggered international calamity.

Throughout American history, a lack of presidential empathy has triggered international calamity.

An open letter to the U.S. president on how to deal with the Islamic Republic—and his own administration.

An open letter to the U.S. president on how to deal with the Islamic Republic—and his own administration.

We know what the candidates want to talk about. Here's what journalists should be asking.

We know what the candidates want to talk about. Here's what journalists should be asking.

The death of Mohamed Morsi is the latest milestone along the country’s slide into terminal irrelevance.

The death of Mohamed Morsi is the latest milestone along the country’s slide into terminal irrelevance.

Why most Americans are right about foreign policy, and David Brooks is wrong.

Why most Americans are right about foreign policy, and David Brooks is wrong.

But is it too much for him to at least show some foreign-policy common sense?

But is it too much for him to at least show some foreign-policy common sense?

Here’s how they can get out of it.

There are deep reasons that imagined communities will always be a powerful reality in international politics.

There are deep reasons that imagined communities will always be a powerful reality in international politics.

The country can’t form a government, its peace process is permanently stalled—and things have never been better.

Five global problems that are getting worse—and may never get better.