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Middle East Aflame
Ending the Not-So-Futile War in Yemen

Humanitarian criticism of the war in Yemen should not blind us to the serious threat posed by the Houthis and the strategic case for U.S. involvement.

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European Disunion
Brexit and Break-up: Rushing Toward the Endgame

The clock is ticking, and the odds of a messy British exit from the European Union are only rising. The stakes for Washington, too, are enormous.

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Stop the Bloodletting
Empower Political Parties to Revive Democratic Accountability

The shrill cry that American democracy is dying rests on a misdiagnosis. If anything, we have introduced too much democracy in the wrong places.

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Of Munich and Davos
Bavarian Beer and Globalization

Why are ordinary folks willing to spend $13.50 for a mug of beer, and why are the grandees of global business willing to drop half a million for a “strategic partnership” with the World Economic Forum? The answers are not so far apart.

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With Friends Like These
The Dark Side of Malaysia’s Democratic Fairy Tale

Positive electoral developments notwithstanding, Malaysia remains tied to a host of rogue states and extremists.

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Trade Talk
NAFTA on the Brink?

NAFTA is the ultimate example of technocratic policymaking—but for precisely that reason, it may not survive this age of populist protectionism.

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Lessons from Literature
The Third France

The “Bruno” detective novels of Martin Walker showcase the enduring appeal of French village life in the new world of the 21st century.

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The Baltic Model
A New Hanseatic League?

The Baltic states’ model of pragmatic cooperation proves that a bloc doesn’t need supranational ambitions in order to be successful.

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Phony Philanthropy
Change You Can’t Believe In

A new book argues that our technocratic elite have succumbed to a “new faith” that promises worldly utopia but instead perpetuates injustice. Perhaps they might take lessons from an older one.

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With Friends Like These
Why Pakistan Won’t Cooperate

Recent overtures notwithstanding, the Trump Administration should have no illusions that Pakistan will help advance its goals in combatting terror or ending the Afghan war. 

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