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.

Sovereign Confusion
The World Is Still a Dangerous Place

The UN is flawed. It’s also where governments go to do diplomacy

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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.

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Hearts of Flint
Demolished by Neglect

Anna Clark’s book on the Flint, Michigan tainted water scandal details the struggles of making the problems of invisible people visible.

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Troubled Waters
Reading the South China Sea

Two recent books offer a helpful guide to Southeast Asia’s most complex maritime dispute.

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Big Brother Rising
Three Glimpses of the Future

As the world hurtles toward a systemically digitized existence, some unpleasant alternatives to governance are coming clearly into view.

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.

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