Essays
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Russia Watch
Why We Need Kremlinology Again

How a careful study of behind-the-scenes power struggles can open a window into a closed society.

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Media Myopia
The Terror Attack No One Noticed

Islamist militants massacred 51 people last Saturday night. Did you hear about it?

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After the Coup
The Russian-Turkish Fling: Off Again on Again

There’s less to the Putin-Erdogan flirtation than meets the eye, but that doesn’t mean U.S.-Turkish relations haven’t entered a delicate period.

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The Next President
Is Religious Freedom in the National Interest?

One would think so if one looks at its place in official Washington.

The Nadir of Modernity Part 4
Anti-Modernity, Within and Without

The fourth and final part of a series on “The Nadir of Modernity and the Disorientation of U.S. Foreign Policy.”

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Trouble in Turkey
The Fallout of the Failed Coup

The attempted putsch and the purge that followed will leave Turkey weaker for years to come.

BAYREUTH JOURNAL III
Who Are You Gonna Believe, the Music or Your Lyin’ Eyes?

In Tristan und Isolde at Bayreuth, a tale of love versus society is undermined by the director.

After Brexit
The UK Returns

Brexit was supposed to herald Britain’s retreat from a global security role. Precisely the opposite is more likely to be true.

The Nadir of Modernity Part 3
The State of the State

The third of a four-part series on “The Nadir of Modernity and the Disorientation of U.S. Foreign Policy.”

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Superpower
Foreign Policy as Social Work 2.0

Just how doomed were U.S. attempts at nation-building after the Cold War?

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