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Mergers & Acquisitions
Russia: Why Not Buy It Out?

A modest, low-cost proposal to remove an existential threat to the United States.

Jupiter Goes to Athens
Macron Gins Up Great Expectations in Greece

The French President’s ambitious agenda for EU reform will endear him to Athens—but it could set him on a collision course with Berlin.

Higher Education Watch
Betsy DeVos Came Out Swinging for Due Process on Campus. Will It Matter?

The Department of Education’s new approach might not have as much of an effect on the ground as its proponents hope and its opponents fear.

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Putin's World
Sechin’s Sausages

A glimpse of the seamy underbelly of Russia’s oil industry.

Beyond Killing ISIS
Israel Hits Syrian Chemical Weapons Plant

Israel’s strike on a chemical weapons and precision munitions plant makes clear that the threat from Syria is about a lot more than ISIS.

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Food for Thought
They Were What They Ate

How much does the contents of one’s plate reflect the content of one’s character? One new book argues: quite a lot.

Examining the Energiewende
Germany Isn’t Anywhere Close to Its 2020 Climate Target

A new report has grim news for Berlin’s green hopes.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Indian Army Chief: We Must Brace for a Two-Front War

So much for burying the hatchet with Beijing.

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Russia and the West
Gerhard Schröder: Donald Trump’s Doppelgänger?

Both men are the kind of self-dealer Putin excels at manipulating.

Identity Politics
The Statistic That Explains the Trump Presidency

It also shows why politics could get even uglier in the coming years.

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