Iraq’s Latest al-Qaeda ‘Bombshell̵...
Puzzled as I am about why this story hasn’t gotten more attention, I post this editorial from the Khaleej Times of the United...
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John F. Kennedy: ‘Fascinated’ … ...
As is often the case, the English-language write-thrus of this review of a new book about John F. Kennedy’s time in Germany...
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The Great Reinhart/Rogoff Error
With talk of immigration, guns, and bombs, an important wonk-story has slipped under the radar: the Reinhart/Rogoff debacle. (Warning:...
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Obama Must Face Up to Post-Assad Syria Now! (Al-Sh...
Has American non-intervention in Syria reached the point of diminishing returns? For Saudi Arabia’s Al-Sharq Al-Awsat,...
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French Foreign Policy à la George W. Bush (Liberat...
Is France, now in Mali, behaving precisely the same way and with the same faulty pretexts U.S. neoconservatives used to justify...
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What a Difference 10 Years Can Make
I am surprised to read the headline “Can the E.U. become the world’s policeman?” in the Washington Post. Anne...
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Corruption Case Threatens Spain’s Ruling Par...
Corruption case threatens Spain's ruling party – and its economy (via The Christian Science Monitor) ...
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International Perceptions of Obama’s Second ...
The global reaction to Obama’s second inaugural has been markedly less emotional and more analytical, perhaps reflecting the...
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Russia’s Image Smeared By Law Punishing Orph...
From the look of it, things are not going as planned in the Kremlin. Russia’s parliament, the Duma, with the instigation of...
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Help a World War II Veteran’s Diary Come Home
It has become an honor every year around Veterans Day to write one or two articles about our veterans, about our heroes — still...
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