Essays
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Russia and the West
The Myth of Russia’s Containment

Has the West always had it in for Russia? Hardly.

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the media's africa problem
Rwanda to Drop Term Limit, Media Hardest Hit

The MSM’s desire to cast Africa stories as human rights morality plays makes so much of its Africa coverage so pointless.

Postmodern Times
Information Overload or a Search for Meaning?

Our society is supposedly drowning in a flood of information brought on by the frenzied pace of technological change. A tour through history, however, shows us that these concerns are nothing new.

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Rise of the Right
Final Warning

The French establishment has blocked Front National in the regional elections—but it was largely responsible for the FN’s rise in the first place.

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Church and State
The Texas State Bar and the Ambiguities of Secularity

People often confuse ‘secularity’ and ‘secularism’. A case in point.

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Parsing Politics
A Conversation with Jon Huntsman

Adam Garfinkle sat down with Jon Huntsman in the office of the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on October 19.

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Syrian War
Turkey and Russia: Enemies Again?

For Moscow, U.S.-Turkish cooperation on Syria fits into a pattern of Western hostility to Russian interests dating back to the 19th century. U.S. and European statesmen should tread lightly.

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Rise of the Right
Twilight of the Elites

The rise of the political right in Europe signals a potentially enduring change in public sentiment that could reorder the core tenets of the European project.

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The Miracle in Myanmar: What’s Next?

Aung San Suu Kyi and her party now control Burma’s parliament, but their work is just beginning.

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Fortress Russia
Deadlock

Russian recklessness is aimed at coercing the West into accepting a grand bargain on the Kremlin’s terms. But whether it accepts or rejects this bargain, the West (and Russia) will pay a heavy price.

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