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In Defense of Party Bosses

May 9, 2016Ā The primary system has produced two extremely disliked presidential candidates.

Ballistic Missile Defense and Reality

May 6, 2016Ā The system protects Eastern Europe from a very improbable threat.

Productivity in the US Continues to Decline

May 5, 2016Ā Communication may be supplanting actual work.

Turkey: Geopolitics Beyond the Politics

May 5, 2016Ā The power struggle between Erdoğan and Davutoğlu pales in comparison to Ankaraā€™s other challenges.

Japanā€™s Strategy and Its Constitution

May 4, 2016Ā Tokyo cannot depend on Washington indefinitely.

Germanyā€™s European Army

May 4, 2016Ā A leaked document suggests Berlin is interested in increasing Europeā€™s defense capabilities.

Iraq’s Ghost State

May 3, 2016Ā The country has been disintegrating since the fall of the Baathist regime.

The Heirs of Osama bin Laden

May 3, 2016Ā Bin Laden was killed five years ago, but transnational jihadism lives on.

Protests Spread Across Kazakhstan

May 2, 2016Ā Unrest in Central Asia could signal regional destabilization.

China Admits Its Statistics Are Wrong

April 29, 2016Ā The national anti-corruption agency has reported that hundreds of statistics bureau employees provided preferential data for a fee.

Trump on Foreign Policy

April 28, 2016Ā The candidateā€™s recent remarks opposed not just a specific doctrine, but the idea of doctrines altogether.

Net Assessment of South America

April 28, 2016Ā The region stands out due to its relative stability, while much of Eurasia faces crises.

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