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Dec 9, 2024
On Sunday morning, a lightning offensive by Syrian rebels ended with the dramatic fall of Damascus, marking the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime after 13 years of...
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Nov 8, 2024
The world was hugely interested in the U.S. presidential election—and everywhere people are wondering what the return of Donald Trump will mean in geopolitics. But is...
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Oct 16, 2024
In a statement that should have received more attention, Lebanon’s prime minister recently said that the country is ready to implement UN Security Council...
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Oct 12, 2024
Imagine two diplomats in smoke-filled rooms in wartime London and Paris, poring over maps of the Ottoman Empire. Mark Sykes, representing Britain, and François Georges-Picot,...
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Sep 30, 2024
Much of the media coverage and official reaction about Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has fixated reflexively on fears of "escalation." That is wrongheaded,...
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Jun 18, 2024
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie paraded through Sarajevo to inspect imperial troops 110 years ago this month, on a sunny June 28, 1914. They were met with...
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Jun 1, 2024
It has been noted with fanfare that more people are eligible to vote in 2024—over 4 billion—than ever before. But that includes pretend voting in countries like Russia...
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May 21, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's term runs out today, May 20. While the war with Russia has enabled a quiet extension, it is a fitting moment to take stock of a...
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Jan 22, 2024
It's rare for governments not to give a damn if their population gets crushed in stupid conflicts they start. Even the Nazis were unhappy with the destruction of Dresden and...
Jun 18, 2024Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie paraded through Sarajevo to inspect imperial troops 110 years ago this month, on a sunny June 28, 1914. They were met with...
Jun 1, 2024It has been noted with fanfare that more people are eligible to vote in 2024—over 4 billion—than ever before. But that includes pretend voting in countries like Russia...
May 21, 2024Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's term runs out today, May 20. While the war with Russia has enabled a quiet extension, it is a fitting moment to take stock of a...
Jan 22, 2024It's rare for governments not to give a damn if their population gets crushed in stupid conflicts they start. Even the Nazis were unhappy with the destruction of Dresden and...