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European Disunion
A Pyrrhic Victory for Central Europe
Dalibor Rohac

In the EU leadership contest, the Visegrád countries have succeeded in stymying their opponents but have failed utterly to advance their own interests.

 Published: 2019-07-15 14:10:44
 
Have Bomb Will Travel
Why Iran Will Never Give Up on Nuclear Weapons
Josef Joffe

This week, Donald Trump repeated an American mantra: “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.” But in due time it will, because it can, and because it has long seen the Bomb to be in its national interest. But is there an upside?

 Published: 2019-07-12 16:32:36
 
Getting to Quality
Breaking the Polarization Spiral
Peter Pomerantsev

How can we encourage the public to consume less “junk” news? It won’t be easy.

 Published: 2019-07-10 13:31:07
 
Alternate Reality
What If Trump Had Lost In 2016?
Ben Judah

And another Republican had won.

 Published: 2019-07-05 13:04:00
 
Print & Pixels
School Busing: Yes, It’s Personal
Martha Bayles

The rhetoric flying around about school busing after the most recent Democratic debates was beyond sloppy. And the actual history is far from tidy.

 Published: 2019-07-03 21:44:36
 
Reefer Madness
Follow the Weed Money
Adam Garfinkle

Money lust is now driving the trend toward legalizing marijuana. We may end up doing the right thing—or the wrong thing—for all the wrong reasons.

 Published: 2019-07-03 11:33:07
 
Three Core Priorities
Focus on Eurasia, Invest in Allies, Rethink Globalization
Andrew A. Michta

The West needs to focus on these fundamentals to achieve its overarching strategic objective: preventing China’s domination of Eurasia.

 Published: 2019-06-28 11:36:49
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“Such a System is Chemically Incompatible with Democracy”
A Conversation with Boris Akunin
A bestselling crime writer in exile discusses why he left Moscow, how fiction and history shed light on Putin’s Russia, and why implementing democracy in Russia is still an uphill battle.
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Culture and Capital
Why Big Business Loves Gender Neutrality
Ronald W. Dworkin
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German Politics
The Hollow Center
Peter Rough
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Getting Russia Right
There’s Something About Putin 
Carla Anne Robbins
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Print & Pixels
School Busing: Yes, It's Personal
Martha Bayles
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Notes on a Phrase
"Better Angels" In Our Past
David Blankenhorn
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The Middle East & Beyond
Jewcentricity Redux
Ilhan Omar and the Jews

Knowingly or not, Ilhan Omar is acting like a designated provocateur, playing her role in a shrewd effort to seize control of the Democratic Party. But her rhetoric has deep roots in American politics.

 Published: Mar 08, 2019
Adam Garfinkle
The Middle East & Beyond
Ironic Iconography
The Tourists’ Puzzlement

How did a statue of Andrew Jackson end up at the center of Lafayette Park? There is an answer, but a story goes with it.

 Published: Jan 14, 2019
The Peanut Gallery
2019 Predictions

Another year, another round of prognostication. TAI editors speculate about what 2019 has in store.

Published: Jan 04, 2019
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