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What Past Empires Tell Us About the Future

March 27, 2017 We are doomed to repeat history whether we know it or not.

Coalitions and the Battle Against Islamic State

March 24, 2017 Optics cannot overcome the will to fight.

Shocking News: China Matters More than NATO

March 23, 2017 A meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents is more important than a NATO summit.

A Nearby Terror Attack in London

March 23, 2017 Such events force us to think of how close we came to being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Turning Economic Risk into Opportunity in India

March 23, 2017 In tackling non-performing loans, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes to centralize political power.

Notes from Europe’s Periphery

March 22, 2017 Both ends of the Continent’s periphery are shifting away from the core.

The Emerging Post-Caliphate Syrian Battlespace

March 22, 2017 Conflicting regional and international forces are vying for control.

The US and China Make Nice

March 21, 2017 Officials are striking a calmer tone but will this affect relations?

Free Trade and the G-20

March 20, 2017 Between Machiavelli and Ricardo, one of them had a bad weekend.

Taking Raqqa from the Islamic State

March 20, 2017 The battle for Raqqa will be a marathon rather than a sprint.

The Dutch Elections and the Looming Crisis

March 17, 2017 A class struggle is emerging in Euro-American society.

Al-Qaida-Islamic State Competition in Syria

March 16, 2017 Al-Qaida is poised to take advantage of a weakened Islamic State.

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