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Euro 2012 and the Price of Repression

The Ukranian president's ruthless tactics are isolating what should be a leading Eastern European nation.

The Truth Is Out There

An age of partisanship and zealotry may spell the end of agreement on the facts. 

Egypt’s Pragmatic Islamists

The Arab Spring may not bring secular democracy, but religious parties like the Muslim Brotherhood may be willing to compromise. 

America Is Not a Military Unit

Obama used his State of the Union address to suggest civilians emulate the military. Why this idea is a dangerous—and authoritarian—one.

Libya's Deep Tribalism

Are we seeing the early signs of a Libyan Civil War? Washington should keep its distance.

Dan Drezner Is (Partly) Wrong about Realism

Realists may still exist in the academy, but in Washington they are few and far between.

It's Time to End U.S. Aid to Egypt

Washington's servile client state bites the hand that feeds. The U.S. can no lnger tip the scale on both sides.

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May 26, 2012