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The war between Russia and Ukraine continues unabated. Neither side is in a position to…
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One year ago, Hamas killed some 1,200 people – overwhelmingly civilians – in Israel and took more…
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There is an old Soviet joke in which a journalist asks the General Secretary of…
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It is often said that no one wins a war, just that some lose less…
Amid more than two months of intense media focus on the war in Ukraine, one…
My book, A World in Disarray, was published five years ago this month. The book’s thesis was…
Negotiations between Iran and the United States on Iran’s nuclear activities are set to resume…
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country. His government has collapsed as Taliban fighters…