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Asia's Game of Thrones
Is Liberal Internationalism Taming the Chinese Dragon?

Xi Jinping’s summit with Ma Ying-jeou shows that China may have changed tactics, but it is still committed as ever to pressuring Taiwan back into the fold.

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Base Politics
President Obama’s Cynical Refugee Ploy

The debate we are having over the acceptance of Syrian refugees is not the conversation the country needs.

campus culture wars
POTUS v. PC

As the campus anti-free speech movement grows in strength and intensity, President Obama—for the second time in three months—emphasized the importance of free and open debate at U.S. universities.

Gloom and Crude
Moscow Puts Brave Face on Grim Oil Outlook

Sanctions and cheap prices are creating a terrifying oil outlook for the Kremlin. Flagging oil production is an economic, energy, and national security concern all at once.

South China Sea Standoff
Keeping the Heat on Beijing in S. China Sea

Slowly but surely, the multilateral U.S.-backed response to Beijing in the South China Sea is starting to take real shape. Let’s hope the White House stays the course.

Same old same old
Is Putin Going Soft on Ukraine?

No, no he’s not.

2016
Trump After Paris

Some Donald Trump supporters are predicting that the slaughter in Paris has clinched the election for their candidate. Not so fast.

Crude Economics
OPEC Selling Oil at Six-Year Low

The oil cartel is selling its crude for less than $40 per barrel, the first time that’s happened this decade.

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after paris
How to Beat ISIS: The President Is Partly Right

To cut the flow of recruits and funds to ISIS, we must make ISIS look unattractive and weak—drab. This is what we have to teach our enemies and those tempted to join them: disenchantment.

after paris
The Liberty-Security Pendulum Will Swing

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the Paris massacre will reopen debates about encryption and surveillance in a big way.

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