Essays
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Ukraine's Groundhog Day
Revolutions Without Benefits

Ukrainians are once again becoming disillusioned with how the country’s institutions are failing to live up to their expectations.

New World Disorder
The Middle East as It Will Be

We are in the early or, at best, early-middle stages of a vicious cycle of violence.

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The Turkey Shootdown
An Unnecessary Crisis

Some guesses as to what exactly transpired in this week’s high-stakes standoff between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin.

After Blue
Getting to the Next American Dream

Forward-thinking politicians need to develop a reform agenda that can help our society move toward a new version of the American Dream.

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The End of the Fifth Republic?

When the terrorists once again struck France on November 13, the country has shown a different, more authoritarian side than in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo outrage.

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The Costs of Imperial Power

So often does imperial power lead to the loss of young soldiers dying far from home.

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Ancient Wisdom
When Deterrence Fails

Deterrence isn’t a sure thing even in the best of circumstances—and for the West these are not the best of circumstances.

Rise of Corbyn
The Derangement of the British Left

Revisiting the 1982 novel that foretold Jeremy Corbyn’s rise—and revealed the conspiratorial worldview at the heart of contemporary Leftist politics.

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Brussels
The City of the Whited Sepulchres

Brussels today is the West’s tomorrow; unless we change course we will find ourselves more and more living in a world in which reality mocks our aspirations.

The Beautiful Game
Soccer Is Politics

Why Egypt’s repressive regime considers soccer fans one of its biggest threats.

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