Essays
The President's Speech
History Doesn’t Take Sides

Khrushchev thought the Soviet Union was on the “right side of history,” too.

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Foreign Policy Adrift
The President As Pangloss

Most of the public is no longer listening to President Obama on national security. He needs a better strategy for describing and defending his policies to the American people.

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The Soviet Legacy
A Nobel Laureate’s Sobering Message about Belarus

The Nobel Committee’s recognition of Svetlana Alexievich is an opportunity to take a fresh look at the legacy of communism in the country often called “Europe’s last dictatorship.”

French Resolution
No Surrender This Time

France faces a future of ethnic civil war at worst, and periodic terrorist attacks and political tumult at minimum. Yet its difficulties—both geopolitical and demographic—can be overcome with patience and determination.

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Portugal
The Socialists’ Big Reversal

In choosing tactics over strategy the Portuguese Socialists have put another nail in the coffin of the moderate European Left. For the far-Left this is a dream come true, but for the rest of us, it may be the beginning of a nightmare.

Putin's Plans
To See Syria’s Future, Look at Chechnya

Putin has tried turning a civil war into a counter-terrorism operation before. It’s unlikely to work out so well for him this time.

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Battle for Ukraine
US Policy to Ukraine in Need of Urgent Fix

America’s paltry military aid to Kyiv is sending the wrong message to Ukraine—and to Putin.

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The Western Alliance
Fire and Brimstone

As military responses go, Britain’s decision to join the Western attack on ISIS is no game changer. Nevertheless, the shift in strategy is important for at least three reasons.

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Thinking Ahead
Alone in the World

What happens if we defeat ISIS—only to find that the EU and NATO have fallen apart?

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after paris
Where are the Muslim Voices Against Islamist Terror?

There are many, hiding in plain sight.

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