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Nationalism Rising
Erdoğan Tightens His Grip

Erdoğan’s big election win notwithstanding, Turkey seems headed for a period of seismic social and political instability.

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News Analysis
Poroshenko’s Dead End

Reforms have stalled and the Ukrainian President is overseeing a state captured by its elites. What can be done?

Kremlinology
Putin 4.0: It’s All in the Family

As rival clans seek to pounce, Russia’s Yeltsin-era elites are going out of their way to signal their fealty to Putin.

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Cyber Insecurity
Arms Races to the Bottom

There is a basic similarity between nuclear and cyber arms races—and thus plenty of reason to worry about developing cyber tools as offensive weapons.

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Ever Closer Union?
Why Macron Cannot Integrate Europe

The French President’s grand ambitions for EU integration have crumbled in the face of political realities. It is time to ponder an alternative approach.

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Elvis Watch
Give the Drummer His Due

The musical and cultural legacy of the late D.J. Fontana, rock-and-roll electrician.

Keep Calm
Saving Democracy From Its Defenders

Not every departure from the status quo, objectionable as it may be, is necessarily a step towards tyranny.

Impeachment
It Could Be Worse

President Trump should be grateful that the Founding Fathers did not adopt the British model.

Sovereign Confusion
The World Is Still a Dangerous Place

The UN is flawed. It’s also where governments go to do diplomacy

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The U.S. and Turkey
A Road to Understanding in Syria?

Getting to better relations with Turkey will not be easy. But it’s far from impossible.

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