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Once again, leftist organizers are grandstanding off of the desperation and poverty of migrants. Read More

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Without a long-term political solution to the Syrian conflict, the fate of Idlib will likely be determined militarily. Read More

"The story of female power in ancient Egypt is a tragedy," argues Kara Cooney, a professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA. Read More

The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events. Read More

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Trump doesn't care about foreign policy moralism. Good! Read More

Many Western analysts highly underestimate the existential nature of the repeated threats by Iranian leaders to the destruction of Israel. Read More

Photos of these so-called 'peaceful' protests show an overwhelmingly young, male crowd, armed with Molotov cocktails, knives and... Read More

America's wars in Yemen, Somalia, and Niger are not secret, but they manage to fly under the radar for months at a time, unless something... Read More

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The Pentagon has long accepted Saudi abuses as the price of friendship. The latest won’t change that. Read More

Saudi Arabia's strategic use of aid and investment has heightened under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's influence. Read More

The political will to reach a deal is there. The real question is what would Britain get out of it?  Read More

On a rocky strip of Lake Superior beachfront, the rites of spring begin at dusk and involve fish. Lots and lots of fish. Every year, like... Read More

From the abuses of the male guardianship in Saudi Arabia to arrest and torture of dissenters in Egypt and the jailing of environmentalists... Read More

'The world's worst humanitarian crisis.' Read More

Massive NATO exercises in Norway this fall will include forces from two key non-NATO countries: Sweden and Finland. With no time to waste,... Read More

With a declining Catholic church, a gay premier and a politically astute citizenry, Ireland has come of age. But on the border old wounds are... Read More

The story of Britain and Ireland's relationship has, all too often, been one of mutual incomprehension: 1066 and All That summed up the view... Read More

The talks stall again, as doubts rise about whether any agreement can make it through Parliament Read More

The legacy of colonialism turned out to be a bigger drag on growth than economists had assumed.    Read More

One hundred years after the end of World War I, international affairs appear in many ways to be coming full circle. Read More

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The liberal world order was never an inevitability. Read More

Calling for a referendum on whether Ankara should end its bid for EU membership could shore up domestic political support for Erdogan ahead... Read More

The Trump administration wants to stay in the country to counter Iran. What if Iran never leaves? Read More

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We have a national interest in Jamal Khashoggi's saga. Read More

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Despite its awesome resources, the U.S. government does not seem to quite know what to make of the Khashoggi affair. Read More

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