Oh Snap
Japan’s Abe Triggers Early Elections

Is Shinzo Abe repeating the mistakes of Theresa May?

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Russia & The West
Thinking Long-Term About Ukraine’s Defense

Moscow is planning for a long campaign in Ukraine. We should be too.

Setting Sun
America Prepares for the Year’s Second Solar Eclipse

President Trump now has the option to levy import tariffs on solar panels that caused “serious injury” to U.S. producers.

the new culture wars
Dear Colleague Letter, 2011-2017

The policy that set in motion a fierce culture war over young people, sex, and the meaning of consent is no more.

Rogue Nations
Iran and North Korea Double Down

Trump’s simultaneous confrontation of Pyongyang and Tehran could have unintended consequences.

Pricing Carbon
How Trump Inspired America’s Carbon Markets

Interest in cap and trade has waxed—not waned—after Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris.

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What Europe Needs to Do
Five Priorities for Europe’s Transatlantic Strategy

Europe needs to step up its game in terms not just of its own regional security but global security as well.

Spanish Secession
Brussels Keeps Its Distance From Catalan Crackdown

The EU is walking a fine line as it uneasily backs Spain’s clampdown on Catalan separatists.

Reactive Measures
The Russian Interference Racket

Moscow’s 2016 election interference demands a serious and sober response. Instead we are getting an uninformed hysteria, empowering partisans and posers alike.

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North Korea
The Stumbling Block to Putin’s Asian Pivot

Putin needs new allies in Asia as leverage against both China and the United States, but Russia’s policies on the DPRK make that all but impossible.

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