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The West Rebukes Russia in Syria

Western powers made clear that they would hold Russia partly responsible for Assad’s actions.

The Geopolitics of London: Making a Global Financial Center

The power it wields and the opportunities it offers have attracted people from all over the world.

Watch List: April 16, 2018

Preparing for Russian military action in Ukraine, NATO chief in Turkey, Syrian Kurdish response to missile strikes

Watch List Findings: April 14, 2018

Discontent in Iran, strained U.S.-Mexico relations, more North Korean purges

The Syrian Tangle

Direct intervention is not an appealing option for Trump, but the creation of uncertainty is.

London, the Vanguard of an Economic Revolution

For the first several centuries of Britain’s existence, much of the world used London as a bridgehead for invasion. But after the Industrial Revolution, when the British Empire reached the height of its power, London instead became a bridgehead for England to invade much of the world.

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