Prime Minister Theresa May’s long-awaited deal is likely to be voted down in the House of Commons. If it somehow survives, it is only the beginning of a long, painful, and needless slog.
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Q&A: Vietnam and the Road to Disaster
A Naval Academy historian examines how a savvy president and his smart advisors failed in Southeast Asia and helped sow the seeds of polarization in American politics and society.
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Netanyahu’s Saudi Fantasy
Like Likud leaders before him, the Israeli prime minister thinks he can redesign the Middle East.
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The Permanent Becomes Ephemeral: Merkel Steps Back
In Germany, Angela Merkel announces her intention to step down as party leader. What are the implications for the European Union?
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Another Ominous Transition in Europe
With the impending departure of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the continent’s fragmentation intensifies.
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Brexit Panic as Brits Run Out of Toilet Paper
As Brexit nears, Economic Britain moans but does not mobilize, complains but does not campaign.
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Apropos Those Bombs: Netanyahu Says He Had Nothing to Do with Rabin’s Assassination
The more a leader stokes the hate, the less he can claim that he couldn’t have imagined the results.
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Climate Change Report Calls for Immediate Action
In early October, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) got the world’s attention with a new report, outlining what may happen if the Earth heats up just a few degrees. Every passing year of inaction jeopardizes life on the planet. For the IPCC that means that keeping temperature increases in check is key to […]
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Trade, People, and Money: Understanding China’s Unique Capabilities
Remaking China in the American image is a non-starter, but the West needs to negotiate a mutually acceptable accommodation with China’s very different economic system.
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Corbyn Makes the Zionist Case. Netanyahu Harms It. How’s That for Irony?
British Labour is a long way from being done with its anti-Semitism problem.
