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Real Clear World – North Korea: Where China Can Beat the U.S.

Of all the parties involved in the Korean missile crisis, the most difficult to read is China. – Jacob L. Shapiro Full Story

Watch List: Oct. 11, 2017

Moldova’s breakaway region, Taliban talks, Iran nuclear deal

Manners and Political Life

Oct. 11, 2017 Restraint in public life is not a foundation of civilization. It is civilization.

What Russia’s Middle East Strategy Is Really About

Oct. 11, 2017 Moscow’s policy isn’t about becoming a leader in the region but accumulating influence to use closer to home.

Equities – EU Officials Don’t See What’s Coming at Them

The political upheavals of Europe are secondary and actually irrelevant to the real issue—making money. This is why the EU measures success in economic terms. – George Friedman Full Story

RT World – A new era in Turkish-Venezuelan relations?

Turkey and Venezuela don’t have many things in common but they do understand realpolitik. – Jacob L. Shapiro Full Story

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