The arrival of ISIL makes an Israeli-Palestinian settlement even more urgent. But Hamas is not ISIL, and ISIL is not Hamas.
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What Will Obama’s Trade Deal Do for You? Maybe Cost You Your Job
Free trade agreements are bad deals for working Americans.
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Election 2014: Surge or Theft?
How dark money and voter disenfranchisement combined in a toxic brew that resulted in the lowest voter turnout in more than 70 years, hampering whatever chance Democrats had to win.
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On Realism, Old and New
With new threats to the peace, it’s more important than ever to be clear about America’s core national interests.
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France and Italy Tell Germany: Take Your Austerity and Stuff It
It is encouraging that there are some stirrings of dissent, but they need to imagine on a much grander scale.
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Why Your New iPhone Has Law Enforcement In a Tizzy
Apple’s move won’t lead to terrorist attacks or unsolved kidnappings; it will simply make FBI investigators’ jobs a bit harder.
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Palestinian Despair Plays Into Netanyahu’s Hands — For Now
At the U.N., Abbas’s use of the word “genocide” made the Israeli leader’s work easier.
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ISIL, Iraq and Syria: Why Military Action Won’t Do The Trick
Defeating rogue groups requires effective, representative governments in the states they occupy.
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Two Cheers for Obama: Nobody Makes the Best Out of Bad Situation Like He Does
All of the other options are worse.
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Endless 9/11s: How the Bush-Cheney Response to the World Trade Center Attack Shaped Today’s Terrors
Non-state terrorism was a bewildering foreign policy and military challenge in 2001, and even more so now.
