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Saudi Arabia Abroad: A Kingdom In Retreat

Despite military adventurism beyond Saudi borders, the comfortable status quo is fading.

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Obama’s Farewell to Europe

Is the 44th U.S. President burying the Euro-Atlantic alliance?

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Does Saudi Arabia Want to Break Up Yemen?

What could possibly explain the current strategy?

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Message to the West: Don’t Just Focus on Pleasing Pakistani Generals

The West doing more to strengthen Pakistan’s civilian government will help the fight against terrorism.

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The Syrian Kurds: Whose Ally?

The United States should encourage rapprochement between Turkey and the PYD.

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Germany’s Gauck in China: Human Rights for Home Consumption

How the Chinese leadership manages to cottonball sensitive state visits.

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What Asia Should Learn From Trump’s Rise

Trump’s ability to tap into the fears of those who feel marginalized is hardly unique to the United States.

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The Trump Effect on China

Donald Trump and prospects for democracy and xenophobic populism in China

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Obama’s “Moderate” Syrian Deception

Russia is targeting hardline groups the United States has tacitly aided for more than a year.

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President Hollande’s Musings on India

In contrast to France, disruption rather than continuity is the order of the day in India today.

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