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China in Africa: A Different Kind of Military Theater

July 13, 2017 Beijing’s establishing a military base in Djibouti is mostly just for show.

What Really Matters in the Middle East

July 12, 2017 The fight against the Islamic State is far from over.

Uzbekistan Flirts With Disaster

July 11, 2017 It rarely ends well when secular Muslim autocracies employ religion for political purposes.

North Korea and the American Dilemma

July 10, 2017 Pyongyang has successfully portrayed itself as unpredictable and dangerous.

From the Intermarium to the Three Seas

July 7, 2017 Expansion makes sense for a grouping this ambitious.

China Tries to Buy Time From Foreign Investors

July 6, 2017 Beijing’s move to open its bond markets is a sign of weakness.

Hostages to History at the G-20 Summit

July 5, 2017 Leaders overstate how much their relationships define national agendas.

Disagreement: An American Tradition

July 4, 2017 These are hardly the most trying times in U.S. history.

The Retreat of Secularism in India

June 30, 2017 Hindu nationalism is filling the void, and jihadism may not be far behind.

South Korea Makes Time, Not War

June 29, 2017 Seoul will push the U.S. to exhaust all options before it will risk everything on war.

Bending but Not Breaking the European Central Bank

June 28, 2017 Italian bank bailouts have validated concerns over the bank’s ineffectiveness.

Modern Medicine and the Islamic State

June 27, 2017 Jihadists don’t want their kids to contract polio either.

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