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Hearts of Flint
Demolished by Neglect

Anna Clark’s book on the Flint, Michigan tainted water scandal details the struggles of making the problems of invisible people visible.

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Troubled Waters
Reading the South China Sea

Two recent books offer a helpful guide to Southeast Asia’s most complex maritime dispute.

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Big Brother Rising
Three Glimpses of the Future

As the world hurtles toward a systemically digitized existence, some unpleasant alternatives to governance are coming clearly into view.

Of Immigration and National Identity
Europeans in Search of Themselves

From east to west, Europeans are struggling to answer the most fundamental national question: Who are we?

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Active Measures
The Discreet Charm of the Interior Ministry

As Putin-allied parties join governing coalitions in Italy and Austria, their interior ministries could give Russia a backdoor to meddle in Europe—and undermine Western security co-operation.

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Power Play
The Grid of the Future

New technologies will transform the electricity market for our benefit and the environment’s—so long as we clear the way.

To Cure What Ails Us
A More-Than-Minimal Democracy

Democratic governance has to be about far more than just elections.

All the Money in the World
The World’s Largest Tax Haven? Guess Who

For decades, the United States has been one of the leading destination havens for wealthy individual offshore investors.

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Unintended Consequences
Singapore Slinging

Sometimes, things done for the wrong reasons have a chance of working out well.

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Arms Control
Can Reagan Show Trump How to Save the INF Treaty?

If the President wants to use an arms build-up to advance arms control, he should take his cues from the Reagan record.

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