Legacy of the Red Line
Surprise! Assad Still Has Sarin, Is Happy to Use It

Paging Ben Rhodes and all the Obama Administration apologists.

Patron-Client Relations
Russia and Belarus Patch Things Up

Moscow and Minsk agreed to a comprehensive deal on energy and debt that will put a lid on talk of Belarus’s westward drift.

Turkish Referendum
Erdogan Courts the Kurds

It’s yet another sign that the vote on expanding the powers of Turkey’s presidency will be closer than most anticipated.

Managed Democracy
Russia’s Protests Fizzle?

With Alexei Navalny behind bars, government threats issued, and the internet lightly censored, very few people turned out to the Russian streets this past weekend.

sex wars
Trump Appoints Conservative Firebrand to Office for Civil Rights

The agency might be prepared to radically alter procedures for handling campus sexual assault.

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Eurasian Dreams
Belarus and the Failure of the Russian World

Moscow’s plans to make Belarus a cornerstone of its Eurasian integration project are looking like an increasingly bad bet.

Pipeline Politics
Israel Plans a Pipeline to Europe

It’s an audacious project. But will it work?

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Russia vs. the West
Hungary’s Challenge to Trump

The Administration should fight to preserve Central European University. It’s a rare case where ethics and geopolitics are on the same side.

The Nork's Nukes
Trump to Beijing: We’ll Solve North Korea With or Without You

With Pyongyang reportedly edging towards the ability to deliver nukes to California, the current administration may have no choice but to follow through on its tough rhetoric.

machine politics
Attention NYT: This Is What Journalism Looks Like

One of biggest scandals in American journalism is the longtime failure of the Gray Lady to cover the corrupt nature of city politics in New York.

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