COLUMN
List of COLUMN articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dark Dividends
Will the murder of three teenagers bring Armageddon to the Arab-Israeli conflict?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Democracy, Freedom, and Apple Pie Aren’t a Foreign Policy
We like to think our way of life is the best in the world. But trying to spread American values always backfires.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Real Red Line in the Middle East
If ISIS attacks Jordan, neither the United States nor Israel will be able to stay out of the fray.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Armed Drones in Iraq Reek of Mission Creep
Why the administration’s muddy logic for intervention on behalf of a deeply unpopular central government will get America engaged in a Middle Eastern civil war.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Building a Warship for the Video Game Generation
The Navy's latest high-tech destroyer is basically a floating Xbox. (See bad jokes below.)
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Lose Friends and Alienate Allies
Why America’s friends in Europe are wishing for the good old days of George W. Bush.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Middle East Has Thrown in the Towel on Making Peace with Israel
New polls from across the region show a deep pessimism on the possibility of a non-violent, two-state solution.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Get Ready for the Perma-Slump
Sorry to be a downer, but the American economy’s best days are behind it. (And China’s are too.)
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Who to Blame When You’re Being Executed
Pointing guns > pointing fingers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Things Fall Apart. Except When They Don’t.
A cohesive Iraqi state will always be a fiction. ISIS will shoot itself in the foot. And other important truths to guide U.S. policy in today’s increasingly turbulent Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stuffing the Sheep in Kabul
As accusations of voter fraud fly, Afghanistan’s presidential race is ripping the country apart.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Year of El Niño
How can America protect its borders from this tiny menace?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 America Can’t Fix the Middle East, but It Can Fix Its Middle East Policy
The secret to getting it right in the world's most volatile region is admitting when you're wrong.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trust Iran Only as Far as You Can Throw It
American talking heads say that Iran is the key to defeating ISIS. But those in the know say the two "enemies" are actually secret allies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Liberators Today, Pundits Tomorrow
Are ISIS's Islamist fighters CNN's next talking heads?
