America

Automation and American Leadership

2018-04-21

In an era of rapid technological change, it is widely assumed that disruptions to labor markets are inevitable

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How Syria Came to This

2018-04-15

A story of ethnic and sectarian conflict, international connivance, and above all civilian suffering

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Crime and No Punishment for the Iraq War

2018-04-08

It is unlikely that former US President George W. Bush or any member of his administration will ever stand trial for initiating a war of aggression in Iraq

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An Infrastructure Plan That Would Actually Work

2018-04-02

US President Donald Trumps plan to boost infrastructure spending through tax credits has received a cool reception from investors

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Where Is Barack Obama?

2018-03-11

The former president reticence in the Trump era is only hurting his party

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Preventing Atrocity in the Age of Trump

2018-03-09

The Obama administration set out to create a future free of genocide. Does that future still have a chance?

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Kushner, Business Entanglements, and Security Clearances

2018-03-04

The process for getting a US government clearance was so difficult that there have been reports that people who would normally not be eligible for a TS clearance have been cleared

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School Shooting Reignites Gun Control

2018-02-24

Changes Expected to be Minimal

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Cold War II

2018-02-24

The Cold War lasted four decades, in many ways both beginning and ending in Berlin

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Ending America’s Disastrous Role in Syria

2018-02-17

US efforts are in blatant violation of international law

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In Afrin, Turkey seeks ethnic cleansing, not terror eradication

2018-02-13

Today the United States and YPG have become partners. What happened?

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Donald Trump and the Decline of US Soft Power

2018-02-10

The presidency of Donald Trump has eroded the soft power of America

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Welcome to Syria 2.0

2018-01-29

Civil war is over and an entirely new one has started, with the United States at the center of it

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Chinese Agent Decimates CIA’s Chinese Network

2018-01-22

Many of the informants were killed in a systematic dismantling of the CIA’s spy network in China

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Trump’s Quest to Make America White Again

2018-01-17

Trump administration immigration policy agenda is driven largely by racial animus

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U. S. Needs to Realize Iraqi National Constants

2018-01-06

US opposed Kurdistan referendum on independence but Kurdish leadership announced that the alternative did not provide guarantees

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US recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital, says Trump

2017-12-06

Donald Trump said that the US embassy will be moved to the disputed city despite widespread criticism

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Why Doesn’t the U.S. Support Kurdish Independence?

2017-10-21

The Kurds are one of Washington’s closest and most reliable allies in the Middle East

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