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Germany, May 8, 1945

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On May 8, 1945, Germany formally declared defeat in World War II. As others have said, there was one war in Europe that began...

Apple and the Past

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A few days ago, my phone – a 10-year-old iPhone 6 – died. Or, more precisely, it continued to work as a phone but...

Anzac Day, Memorial Day and the Geopolitics of a Friendship

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In history, and in the history of my family, Memorial Day and Anzac Day are intimately bound. On Memorial Day, which comes next month,...

History and Memory

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Earlier this week, I published a piece on Afghanistan, and in the course of writing that piece, I mentioned the origins of the U.S.-Afghan...

Remembering al-Qaida

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The United States invaded Afghanistan 20 years ago, soon after the attack on Sept. 11, 2001. By 2008, then-President Barack Obama made it a...

Texas on My Mind

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Last weekend, my wife and I went to the town of Bandera, in the western part of the Texas Hill Country. (We live in...

The Unlikelihood of a War With China and Russia

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Much has been made of China’s seemingly unending potential to invade Taiwan – nearly as much as Russia’s buildup near Ukraine, which many believe...

The Myth of a Rules-Based World

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Two concepts have been constantly used in discussions of international relations of late. One is a liberal international order and the second is a...

China as a Third World Country

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There is much discussion about the surging Chinese economy and the expanding international influence of China. There is no question that China’s economy has...

The Problem With Face Masks and Vaccinations

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On Thursday, my wife and I got our second COVID-19 vaccination. I would like to go to a bar, strike up a conversation with...

On the Suez Canal and Chokepoints

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I’ve often written about chokepoints – those narrow passageways, on land or at sea, that are essential for the movement of goods and people...

Russia, China and the United States: First Shots

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Any time there is a new U.S. president, major powers set out to test him and lay the groundwork for future bargaining in potential...
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