Essays
Keep Calm
Saving Democracy From Its Defenders

Not every departure from the status quo, objectionable as it may be, is necessarily a step towards tyranny.

Impeachment
It Could Be Worse

President Trump should be grateful that the Founding Fathers did not adopt the British model.

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The U.S. and Turkey
A Road to Understanding in Syria?

Getting to better relations with Turkey will not be easy. But it’s far from impossible.

Of Immigration and National Identity
Europeans in Search of Themselves

From east to west, Europeans are struggling to answer the most fundamental national question: Who are we?

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Active Measures
The Discreet Charm of the Interior Ministry

As Putin-allied parties join governing coalitions in Italy and Austria, their interior ministries could give Russia a backdoor to meddle in Europe—and undermine Western security co-operation.

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Power Play
The Grid of the Future

New technologies will transform the electricity market for our benefit and the environment’s—so long as we clear the way.

All the Money in the World
The World’s Largest Tax Haven? Guess Who

For decades, the United States has been one of the leading destination havens for wealthy individual offshore investors.

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Unintended Consequences
Singapore Slinging

Sometimes, things done for the wrong reasons have a chance of working out well.

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Arms Control
Can Reagan Show Trump How to Save the INF Treaty?

If the President wants to use an arms build-up to advance arms control, he should take his cues from the Reagan record.

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Pipeline Politics
Why Nord Stream 2 Will Not Be Built

Don’t be fooled by recent approvals: U.S sanctions and a weakening European consensus make the construction of Gazprom’s controversial pipeline less likely than ever.

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