Articles

HOW THE BRAIN ADAPTS TO DEAL WITH EXTREME STRESS

2016-08-29

A new study suggests that a decrease in brain cell growth helps adaptation to stress.

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Sarkozy’s Campaign of Fear

2016-08-29

Sarkozy never really accepted his defeat. Like Germany after World War I, he instead became consumed with a desire for revenge

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The Middle East Must Lead on Refugees

2016-08-13

In the Middle East, the refugee debate is not nearly as loud, but it is no less passionate

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The World the Iraq War Made

2016-08-07

The plain purpose of the 2003 invasion was regime change

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Putting People First in Europe

2016-08-07

The best way to capitalize on the people of a country or region is through social equity

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Globalization and its New Discontents

2016-08-07

Now, globalization’s opponents in the emerging markets and developing countries have been joined by tens of millions in the advanced countries

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The Middle East is baking

2016-08-03

More than war even, climate change is making the region uninhabitable

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Why Democracy Requires Trusted Experts

2016-08-02

They say that the experts failed to foresee the financial crisis of 2008

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Isis training children of foreign fighters to become 'next generation' of terrorists

2016-07-30

At least 50 British children are believed to be among those living in the group's territories

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Erdogan will be stronger after the failed coup, but Turkey could be the loser

2016-07-25

Isis will gain from the anti-American mood post-coup because the Government – and much of the population – are convinced that the US was implicated in the attempt

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America’s Exploding Deficit

2016-07-25

President Barack Obama’s Office of Management and Budget announced that the federal government’s deficit this fiscal year will be about $600 billion, up by $162 billion from 2015, an increase of more than 35%

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After the coup, the counter-coup

2016-07-23

The failed putsch was the bloodiest Turkey has seen; the backlash is as worrying

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The Global Economy’s Hesitation Blues

2016-07-23

So how does such behavior become sufficiently widespread to bring about an economic slump?

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The Strange Death of Turkish Secularism

2016-07-23

will President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continue to pursue his authoritarian path, perhaps with a vengeance, or will he reach out to his opponents and attempt to bridge the deep fissures in Turkish society?

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FAILED TURKISH COUP MAY BE A GIFT FOR ERDOGAN, AKP PARTY

2016-07-18

Turkish authorities have reacted swiftly to strengthen their rule at the expense of democracy and the rule of law

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Turkey’s failed coup gives its president a chance to seize more power

2016-07-18

Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls his opponents traitors, and now considers his case proved

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Trumpism: A New Era in World Politics?

2016-07-18

Donald Trump’s campaign for the American presidency also seems to draw on this understanding of democracy

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Turkey’s Baffling Coup

2016-07-17

Thanks to a series of sham trials targeting secularist officers, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had managed to reconfigure the military hierarchy and place his own people at the top

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Remaking Britain

2016-07-15

The first uncertainty is the date when exit negotiations will start

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The Silent Arab Majority Must Speak Up

2016-07-14

The situation in many Arab countries has gone from bad to worse

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Brexit, Trump, and Globalization’s Have-Nots

2016-07-14

Perhaps understanding the parallels between the two campaigns will help US voters avoid taking a similar path in November

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Iraq and Syria.. Islamic stateless?

2016-07-09

The jihadists are losing their caliphate, but they remain deadly

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Defusing Migration

2016-07-09

The “Brexit” vote represents a triumph of fear over reason

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The Promise of Regrexit

2016-07-09

The vote for Brexit was a great shock; the morning after the vote, the disintegration of the European Union seemed practically inevitable

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