Essays
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The Deal
Left Behind in Iran

The stories of an American ex-Marine and a Christian pastor imprisoned in the Islamic Republic, the nuclear deal that will likely leave them behind bars, and the two women fighting for their freedom.

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The Middle East
Back to the Bad Old Days

Terrorism is taking root along the banks of the Nile, threatening to plunge Egypt into another lost decade.

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Turkey's Election
Erdogan Isn’t Finished

The game isn’t over for Erdoğan and the AKP. Now would be a good time for the West to pay attention to what’s going on in Turkey.

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Hong Kong's Vote
China’s Hong Kong Problem Is Not Going Away

Hong Kong’s democracy activists just scored a big win against Beijing. Will it turn out to be a pyrrhic victory?

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What Greece Means
It’s Past Time for a Pivot to Europe

Many Americans developed a view in the first decade of this century that Europe was no longer a priority for our diplomacy. We were very wrong.

US-UK Ties
The Special Relationship and Its Critics

What Dean Acheson and George Ball’s criticisms of the Anglo-American relationship can tell us about it—and what they can’t.

An Obituary

Brigitte Berger, 1928 – 2015

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The Brexit
Playing with Fire

The EU certainly needs reform, but David Cameron’s use of the Brexit threat to get his way is unlikely to serve the UK well, much less Europe.

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The Future
The Transportation Revolution Is Coming

Leaps in technology are moving us toward a revolution in transportation. But to predict how this will change society, we need to look beyond the automotive industry.

The Special Relationship
An Insider’s View

Are presidents and prime ministers as important to the special relationship as the military and civilian professionals in both governments who work with, befriend, and trust each other?

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