Communism's Legacy
Marx at 200

His writings had greater influence on the 20th century than those of anyone else. But is Karl Marx still relevant in the 21st century?

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Global Populism Rising
Israel’s Crisis of Leadership

The tide of corruption allegations, investigations, and convictions is taking a heavy toll on Israelis’ perceptions of their political class.

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Russia and the West
Little Hope for “Little Russia”

The alienation of Ukrainians and the bleak prospects for rebranding them as “Little Russians” belie the notion of Russian success in Ukraine.

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Identity Politics
Rethinking “One China”

U.S. policy needs to reflect the fact that Taiwan is central to China’s increasingly assertive ideological as well as military challenge.

The Trust Crisis
An Emotional America

The growing role of feelings in shaping our reality.

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The Middle East
Do the Palestinians Really Want Their Own State?

The answer has to be: no, not really. They could have had a state 80 years ago, and then again and again. They kept saying no.

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Ten Lessons
Development with Chinese Characteristics

How the Chinese model can help developing countries in formulating their own economic strategies.

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A Pol by Any Other Name
What’s in a Label?

The current struggle for control of the Democratic Party is intimately bound up with the labeling process. How it is resolved will affect the future of the nation.

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European Disunion
The Fading of the Idea of Central Europe

Will the European rift widen in 2018?

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American Institutions
Wanted: A Self-Draining Swamp

Perhaps the most insidious threat facing Western democracies has been the progressive decline of elite accountability and responsibility.

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