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Clash of Rivals
The China Dream: Their Goals and Ours

Though the personalities of individual leaders have certainly intensified Sino-American competition, the expectation that China would become a “responsible stakeholder” in a U.S.-led global order was never realistic.

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Kleptocracy in America
Why the Robert Mueller Fandom Misses the Point

Liberal hero worship misses that it is not just bad people, but a bad system that is breeding collusion between American elites and the world’s kleptocrats.

Against Chicken Little
Is It Really RIP for the LIO?

Lamenting the “collapse” or “end” of the Liberal International Order has grown into a cottage industry of pundits and professors. But is the LIO really dying?

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Character Conundrum
In Israel, the Return of the Strong, Silent Type

Benny Gantz, who finds himself within striking distance of Benjamin Netanyahu, represents the return of something Israel has not seen in quite some time: the silent general.

No Reset
The Unquiet American

Michael McFaul’s memoir throws into sharp relief the failures of America’s Russia policy.

Institutional Reform
A Remedy for Government Shutdowns: “No Play, No Pay.”

Right now, members of Congress have few financial incentives to compromise in the face of government shutdowns. A constitutional amendment could change that.

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Regional Integration
U.S. Strategy Towards Afghanistan And (The Rest Of) Central Asia

President Trump and his isolationist backers may think otherwise, but there is no real alternative to continued involvement.

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Checking China
The Road to (Super)Power

Bruno Maçães’s new book is a masterful overview of China’s Belt and Road project—and a disturbing portrait of things to come.

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Marital Interference
US Should Slap Magnitsky Sanctions on Ortega Regime in Nicaragua

As Nicaragua’s crackdown on protestors enters a decisive phase, U.S. policy should aim to deepen the rift between the ruling couple and push for early elections.

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The End of History at 30
Fukuyama Was Right (Mostly)

Francis Fukuyama’s central contention still rings true: There is no conceivable ideological rival to liberal democracy.

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