Essays
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The Middle East
Has the Assad Regime “Won” Syria’s Civil War?

Not only is Syria’s civil war far from over, but the Assad regime’s victories over rebel forces have sparked a series of “wars after the war” that could undermine its recent gains—and create opportunities for the United States.

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The View from Tokyo
Japan’s North Korean Anxieties

Amid a flurry of summitry on the Korean peninsula, Japan is concerned that its own interests might fall by the wayside.

Capitalism—Past and Future
Beyond the Factory

The factory embodies a vision of technology and society that holds utopian promise but breeds dystopian disenchantment.

The Deed Is Done
The Meaning of Withdrawal

Seven key questions to ask about Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran Deal.

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Social Media Myopia
The Lasting Power of Legacy Media

Amid debate about the political impact of Twitter and Facebook, authoritarian populists still shape political narratives the old-fashioned way.

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Pipeline Politics
Turkey’s Energy Ambitions

At first glance, Turkey seems more dependent on Russian energy than ever. But Erdogan is playing a more complicated game.

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Policing the Police
Can Deterrence Theory Explain the Stephon Clark Shooting?

The crisis in American policing isn’t because of a “few bad apples.” It’s due to decades of bad public policy.

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Happy Days?
The Fifties Were Awful, But Not the Way You Think

The 1950s weren’t an age of conservative bourgeois culture. They were the destructor of that culture.

Cultural Exchange
Reading Gone with the Wind in China

How a Chinese scholar’s take on Scarlett O’Hara revealed something to me about America.

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Campaign Finance
Donald Trump, John Edwards, and the Mistress Loophole

Maybe Rudy Giuliani knows what he’s doing after all.

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