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Seizing America's Moment in Syria

With ISIS on the run, and a new cease-fire, the time to act is now.

Ross Harrison

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The Time America Almost Invaded OPEC

In 1973, Washington considered stealing the Gulf's oil.

Michael Peck

The Saudi Succession Stalemate

Is Saudi Arabia's leadership crisis inevitable?

Karen Elliott House
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If Japan Had Gone Nuclear

It would have been a disaster if a postwar Japan had pursued the bomb.

Robert Farley

Why Bill Clinton Is Right About Black Lives Matter

We need to talk about black-on-black crime.

Marjorie Romeyn-Sanabria

How Internal Division Could Shatter ISIS

Some jihadis are more equal than others.

Brad NelsonYohanes Sulaiman
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Are Democrats Done with White Men?

There’s an “Ohio surprise” coming, and it isn’t Kasich or Cleveland.

John Richard Cookson

The Skeptics

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  • No, the Libya Intervention Wasn't a Humanitarian Success

  • Can American End Its War in the Greater Middle East?

  • Does ISIS Even Have a European Strategy?

  • Do Military Leaders Deserve Our Trust?

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  • China: Superpower of Superbust?

  • Fatally Flawed: President Obama’s Shocking Drone Strikes Admission

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  • How Sanctions Can Reduce U.S. Leverage: The Case of Iran

  • ISIS is Losing; Now Comes the Hard Part

  • Who's Going to Lead on Climate Change?

  • Opaque Strategy and U.S. Troops in Eastern Europe

  • American Strength in Dialogue and Engagement

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China: Superpower of Superbust?

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Fatally Flawed: President Obama’s Shocking Drone Strikes Admission

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This Is How to Stop China from Dominating the South China Sea

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America Strikes Back: US Serves up Cyber Justice Against Foreign Hackers

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Holding the Iraqi Army's Hand in Mosul

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Taiwan’s Best Option for Deterring China? Anti-Access/Area Denial

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