Essays
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The Arab-Israeli Roller Coaster
The Next Arab-Israeli Peace Process

Nothing is inevitable and nothing is impossible when it comes to the Arab-Israeli situation, but certain things are very, very unlikely.

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Asia's Game of Thrones
Now Back to the Real Power Game in the South China Sea

The international tribunal’s ruling against China’s maritime claims is a nudge in the right direction for the U.S. and allies, but it will take even more pushing to shift the momentum against Beijing.

nationalists and cosmopolitans
How Samuel Huntington Predicted Our Political Moment

In 2004, the eminent political scientist offered key insights into the nationalist-cosmopolitan divide at the heart of our society.

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Russia and the West
Can NATO Defend the Baltics?

It’s not as hopeless a proposition as you might think.

Religion & Other Curiosities
Religion, Education and Entertainment

Can religion be presented in an objective and theologically neutral way, be it for educational or entertainment purposes?

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Locke's Legacy
Sex and Philosophy in the 21st Century

Progressives try to fix relations between the sexes by taking the theory of equality to unworkable extremes.

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Nationalism Rising
When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism

And how moral psychology can help explain and reduce tensions between the two.

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After the Summit
NATO Must Invest Real Money to Stay in Business

Europe has yet another chance to get serious about defense spending. Will it squander the moment?

Tit for Tat for Tit
Kremlin Paranoia Leads to Escalation in Spy War

A well-timed Washington Post bombshell has revealed just how wide the gulf is between Russia and the United States.

Nationalism Rising
Marie Antoinette, Donald Trump, and the Shaky West

When elites close their eyes to inconvenient truths that the people see, the people sometimes throw off not only the elites but the institutions they control.

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