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Stalemate by Design
UNSC Resolution 242 at Fifty

Israel’s decisive military victory in the Six-Day War was followed by a deliberately ambiguous, precedent-defying resolution, with grave and unforeseen consequences for all parties involved.

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Mnangagwa for Mugabe
Hope Deferred for Zimbabwe

As Mugabe’s former right-hand man stands ready to succeed him, hopes for democratic change are colliding with a dire need for economic reform.

Protestant Reformation
The Revolution Was Printed

The Protestant Reformation leapt off the pages of Martin Luther’s broadsides. What pop-up notification is the internet giving today’s society?

The View from England
Why I’ve Had Enough of George Orwell

Orwell is a terrible role-model for an age that needs more serious people honestly grappling with complexity.

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Reviews
Sideswiping the White-Collar Crime Wave

Amidst a rising tide of corporate crime in the United States, “white collar” criminal prosecutions and convictions are at their lowest levels in decades.

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Framing the Debate
Beware the Russian Elephant

As the West considers how to respond to the Kremlin’s use of bots, trolls, fake news, and hacks as tools of foreign policy, the way we describe things will define whether we prevail.

The Sick Man Is Europe
The Great Eurosion

Everyone can agree that the European body politic is sick, but about the diagnosis, let alone the cure, there is no consensus.

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Music
Stickin’ and Stayin’

The timeless, seriously legit brilliance of Little Richard’s debut album.

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After the Pivot
The Outlines of Trump’s Asia Strategy

The President’s Asian trip sketched out a smart approach to containing North Korea, competing with China, and rebuilding trust with allies. Now comes the time to fill in the blanks.

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Let's Get Serious
Europe Revisits Common Defense, Yet Again…

But without a clear vision the effort isn’t likely to add up to anything meaningful.

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