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0-for-October

The agonies and the ecstasies of long-suffering baseball fans.

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The New European Politics
The Key to Kurz’s Victory

Much like Macron, the fresh-faced Austrian leader rose to political prominence amid a surge of European populism—and is testing a new way to handle the challenge.

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European Bellwethers
A New Start for Austria?

Austria’s next Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz has managed to do what Germany’s Angela Merkel couldn’t.

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Democracy, Development & the Rule of Law
Checks and Balances

The U.S. system of checks and balances has turned back some of President Trump’s worst instincts, but in the long run America’s vetocracy poses other problems.

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Iraq
The Fall of Kirkuk: Made in Iran

Tehran’s strategizing pays off again, as several of its clients strike a deal that undermines Kurdish hopes of independence.

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Philosophy & Policy
To Whom Respect Is Due

Matthew B. Crawford’s The World Beyond Your Head is a thoughtful philosophical discourse on modernity and its discontents—with plenty of resonance for our current political moment.

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2020
Trump’s Re-Election Strategy

The President is betting on the Electoral College to carry him back to the White House in 2020, and he just might be right.

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Election Aftermath
Austria Swings Right

Austria may yet prove to be a template for how politics will increasingly work across Europe.

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The Influence Game
Russian Propaganda In Germany: More Effective Than You Think

Moscow’s apparent inaction in the recent German elections hides a sophisticated effort to target the Russian diaspora.

AFTER ISIS
Toward a Civil War in Northern Iraq

With the Iraqi government’s move to retake Kirkuk, it’s time for the U.S. to start planning for just how bad things could get.

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