Civil Society
Service, Please!

Why the Colorado baker and the Red Hen owner both did the wrong thing.

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Print & Pixels
Not Quite the Big Picture

A new book on the changing face of Hollywood is smarter on commerce than on culture.  

NATO
The Brussels Summit
NATO’s Binary Moment

Will U.S. and European officials start seeing eye to eye about NATO obligations, or will this summit mark the beginning of the end?

Transatlantic Ties
Rethinking European Integration

For Washington, European integration has always been a means to an end—but today there is little nuanced debate about what kind of Europe would benefit America most.

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Trump's SCOTUS Pick
Contempt of Court

Conservatives’ hardball tactics in moving the Supreme Court rightward could undercut its most important asset.

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Slovakia v. Achmea
How the European Court of Justice Undermined Europe

A recent ruling by the EU’s supreme court simultaneously undermines the single market, deprives its states access to investment flows, and threatens the bloc’s security. It also helps the Brits.

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Lose-Lose
The Great Unraveling, Cont’d

Donald Trump’s upcoming schmooze fest with Vladimir Putin at their July 16 summit confirms Europe’s worst fears: No. 45 really does want to wreck the American-built global order.

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Follow the Money
Russia’s Kleptocracy Laid Bare

New revelations from Panama expose the inner workings of Russia’s kleptocracy—and the hollow underpinnings of Putin’s regime.

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Diplomacy 101
Western Unity Is Best for Russian Summitry

Absent a coordinated Western position toward Russia’s neighbors, Trump’s hand with Putin will be seriously weakened.

Countdown to the NATO Summit
NATO and European Security in the Trump Era

Donald Trump, the great scourge of multilateralism and the Liberal World Order, might actually provide the impetus for remedying the advanced case of dry rot afflicting Euroatlantic security arrangements.

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