America

The Case for a Bold Economics

2019-03-13

Although economists are well positioned to imagine new institutional arrangements, their habit of thinking at the margin and sticking close to the evidence at hand encourages an aversion to radical change...

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Let’s Withdraw from Afghanistan, and Learn the Hard Lessons

2019-03-11

A new joint resolution introduced in the Senate calls on the executive branch to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan within one year...

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Problem-Plagued Pakistan Faces Incredible Challenges Beyond Its Rivalry with India

2019-03-11

Pakistan fears two things more than war with India: pressure from Washington and indifference from Beijing...

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Licking the Boot that Kicks You

2019-03-11

Many people cannot grasp how anyone could possibly support a coarse, narcissistic fantasist like US President Donald Trump...

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What Happened at the Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi?

2019-03-05

The mood of the meeting went from optimistic on Wednesday to collapse on Thursday

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From Rogue to Regular

2019-02-13

What will it take for Washington to accept Iran as a “normal” state

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Israel’s Dangerous Dalliance With China

2019-02-04

National security adviser John Bolton traveled to Israel this month to reassure jittery officials in Jerusalem that the Trump administration

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Leaving Syria

2019-01-15

The main argument is that it is a mistake to think that ISIS has been defeated just because the last town that it held has been liberated...

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Why Trump’s Advisors Keep Quashing His Realist Whims

2019-01-15

Over a period of mere days in late December the Trump administration made two troop withdrawal decisions that startled Washington

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The Year of Trump?

2019-01-12

Time magazine did not choose Donald Trump as its Person of the Year in 2018, but it may do so this year

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The U.S. Isn’t Really Leaving Syria and Afghanistan

2019-01-09

Even if American troops come home in a timely fashion, they will likely return before long

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Iran pushes Iraq to maintain trade without US dollar

2019-01-06

Iran is exerting considerable pressure on the Iraqi government to compel it not to abide by the US sanctions that have been imposed on Tehran in order for it to change

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The Changing Face of American Conservatism

2018-12-08

The demise of the Weekly Standard is proof that the once popular neoconservatism of the past few decades has died

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Russian - Ukrainian Incident Increases International Tension

2018-12-02

The success of this week’s G-20 meeting is threatened by the increasing tensions between the Ukraine and Russia.

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Prepare for Trump Administration Turnovers

2018-11-24

The mid term elections are over and Americans are preparing for a number of resignations and firings inside the White House

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Why We Need a Space Force

2018-10-06

The Trump administrations push to create a new military department, known as the Space Force, has generated a fair amount of skepticism and more than a few nerdy jokes

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US Heads Towards Mid-Term Elections

2018-09-23

The United States is less than two months away from its mid-term elections and passions are growing more heated

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Situation Continues to Heat up in and Around Syria

2018-09-23

What happened and how will these incidents impact the ongoing fighting in Syria?

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Syria, American Policy, and Assassination

2018-09-10

Trump wanted to have the Syrian president assassinated last year but his defense secretary ignored the request

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The State of Information Warfare Part II: The Manchurian Candidates

2018-09-04

The Manchurian Candidate is a novel by Richard Condon, first published in 1959

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