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17 Years Later
Painful Lessons

Iraq succeeded in showing Americans that they had drawn the wrong conclusions from their triumph in the Cold War.

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Myths About Russia
When Past Isn’t Prologue

If we are to understand where Russia is heading, we need to ask ourselves why our past predictions about it have been proven wrong time and time again.

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The Last Dance
Odysseus on the Basketball Court

ESPN’s stylish new Michael Jordan series is more than a basketball documentary—and it leaves its cinematic competition in the dust.

Post-COVID
Inequality, Ideology, and American Reordering

Depolarizing American politics depends on a better understanding of what inequality is, and how it relates to past and current ideological currents. First with COVID and now with the George Floyd events, we see that the time to act is growing short.

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Earthquake and Aftershocks
The Looming Crisis in Civil-Military Relations

Secretary Mattis and other retired officers have every reason to speak out against the President. Their decision to do so, however, will reverberate well past Trump’s time.

Of Equality and Quality
The Corrosive Decline of Our Elites

From China, to COVID, and to the protests currently roiling our nation, our elites have shown themselves to be both feckless and disconnected with bedrock American values. The blame ultimately lies with our schools.

TAI Virtual Conversation
Larry Diamond on U.S. Politics

Friday, June 5, 5 p.m. EST, The American Interest live-streamed a round table discussion with TAI contributing editor Larry Diamond, moderated by our publisher Charles Davidson.

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Trump's Flailing Foreign Policy
The Rumpelstiltskin Syndrome

As the world teeters, Trump affronts allies when he needs them most and pampers foes who welcome America’s absence.

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Rule by Law
Erdogan Weaponizes Turkish Justice

President Erdoğan is taking a wrecking ball to Turkey’s legal and political institutions in an effort to shut down his political opponents.

The Fix Is In
How to Shield Investigative Journalism

Deep-pocketed actors have been leveraging the American legal system to stymie investigative journalists from looking into their affairs. Fixes are necessary—and within reach.

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