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Russia's Longest Day
June 21st was the northern hemisphere's Summer Solstice this year, however it was June 23-24 that was the longest day in Russia. While there had been…
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What's the matter with Germany? Part 1.
While it would be inaccurate to describe the past six months of the war in Ukraine as devolving into a total stalemate, what is undeniable is that the…
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Israel's dysfunctional politics pose a direct threat to the future of the state
Between 2003 and 2015 there were five national elections in Israel. That number is not unusual for a parliamentary democracy, where who forms government…
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Nicholas Langdon
The death of Jiang Zemin and the ghosts of 1989 haunting China
Jiang Zemin, who died in late November, was arguably the most consequential Chinese leader of the post-Mao era. And at what feels like a pivotal moment…
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A Stand Defiant
Observations on what is happening and how we got here.

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