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Caucasus Calculus
A Color Revolution Russia Can Live With

Why Armenia’s Velvet Revolution has not perturbed Moscow.

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Anatomy of a Leader
The Real Viktor Orbán

Hungary’s combative leader does not fulfill all his critics’ stereotypes. But of his ambition, centralization of power, and tolerance of corruption, there can be no doubt.

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A "New Chapter"
Russia and Egypt are Growing Closer

Meanwhile, U.S.-Egypt ties are treading water, with vital diplomatic posts still unfilled.

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Continental Drift
The Trump Effect in Europe

Interviews with dozens of European opinion leaders reveal how the President is shredding American credibility and alienating allies in Europe.

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Troubled Waters
A South China Sea Change?

As Chinese construction and militarization proceed apace, the United States and its allies are ramping up their activity in the South China Sea.

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Mounting Case
The Alarming Story That Won’t Go Away

Despite all the diminishment, denial, and deflection, the evidence is mounting that Russian interference may have tipped the 2016 election.

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Europe's New Populists
A Government for Ungovernable Italy

After three months of negotiation, false starts, presidential vetoes, and market panics, Italy at last has a new, populist government—and its electorate expects radical change.

Necessary Myth Maintenance
Pioneers of the Next America

The road to renewal in America begins with re-learning how to tell the story of our shared national destiny.

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Letter from Madrid
Spanish Lawmakers Say ¡Basta! To Corruption

Our correspondent takes you outside the Spanish Parliament during the no-confidence vote against Mariano Rajoy’s government.

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Science Fiction
Terraforming Ourselves

What sort of world do we want to live in? Science fiction has answered the question in wildly different ways.

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