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Is Globalized Electioneering the New Normal?

Those most fearful of a “world government” are increasingly happy to globalize politics in a different way.

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Disinformation All the Way Down

Reality is no longer what you think it is.

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Obama’s China Legacy, as Seen from Australia

An Australian account of China’s gains doubles as a bleak assessment of Obama’s legacy in the region.

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What Cyberwar Could Look Like

Three probably unrelated glitches give us a glimpse of the future.

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Some Thoughts on the Trump News Bombshell

This event is deeply damaging to the country and its institutions in the short run. Don’t for a second think that Putin is unhappy by this latest turn of events.

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Christmas Violence Forces Germany to Face Hard Truths

Like Japan, Germany is making moves that would have been unthinkable until recently. These are the costs of a fraying liberal world order.

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Royal Navy Out of Missiles, Switching to Guns

It’s still (relatively) early days, but this is not a good sign for how our traditional allies are going to handle the Trump moment—or how Britain is handling Brexit.

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Men Don’t Have to Go “Pink” to Thrive

We need to carefully think through a lot of our assumptions about gender roles, and build kinds of educational and social systems to help our boys succeed.

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Is It Time to Reimagine Masculinity?

Just as the social revolutions inspired by the last 200 years allowed new ideals of femininity to emerge, so masculinity is due for a rethink and a redevelopment.

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War in Peace

Cyberspace has brought about an era of persistent confrontation.

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