Essays
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The Middle East
The Gaza Crisis and the Clash to Come

The recent violence in Gaza will only exacerbate months of simmering tensions between the rival Palestinian factions.

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Geopolitical Decay
The Decline of the American Brand

For the first time in decades, America is consciously squandering the gifts of its geography.

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Poland Past and Present
March 1968 and the Contest of Memories

Half a century ago, Poland was rocked by student protests and anti-Semitic purges that it has never fully grappled with—and which still divide the country to this day.

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America's Institutional Health
What Economists Don’t Know About Manufacturing

The decline of manufacturing really is as disastrous as common sense suggests.

Modeling
The Trump Doctrine

As the fulcrum of power moves away from the West, so does America. This fact lies at the core of the President’s intuitions about the world.

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Duma Drama
Why The Kremlin Fears #MeToo

A sexual harassment scandal in Russia’s parliament threatens to expose the Putin regime’s hollow, hypocritical commitment to “traditional values.”

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A Changing Nation
Pakistan’s Silent Majority

Though little noticed abroad, the political terrain in Pakistan is rapidly shifting as the religious parties lose ground to the moderate middle class. Can the trend make a difference in the long run?

2018
The Paradox of Party Polarization

Political parties are both weak and strong in the United States. What does that portend for our democracy?

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The Art of the Deal
How to End Our Losing Game with China

In the competition with China, U.S. commerce and national security need to be brought into alignment.

Troubled Waters
Parsing the Red Sea

Sham elections in Egypt, a controversial Ethiopian dam, and an international base race in the Red Sea make greater East Africa one of the most significant geopolitical hotspots in the world today.

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