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Syria and Egypt: Two Counterrevolutions in Action

Western leaders still grossly distort what’s going on in Egypt. It’s really no better than what happens in Syria.

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The Bolshevik Roots of the U.S. Tea Party

America’s Red Dawn, via the Republican Party.

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TB in China: a New Epidemic of an Old Disease

How China handles drug-resistant tuberculosis will have a big effect on the problem globally.

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9 Ways Putin Has Let Russia Down

Grandstanding in Crimea runs counter to Russia’s economic interests — and may cost Putin his power.

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Churchill: Architect of Catastrophe, 1914

How a legendary politician needlessly took Britain into a continental war in 1914.

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Moltke: Architect of Catastrophe, 1914

How one general accidentally plunged Germany into a ruinous war in 1914.

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Europe 1914: Lessons for China and Japan in 2014

Avoiding geopolitical conflict and seeking justice and reconciliation.

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Message to All: End the Global Economic Blame Game

Why is blame-shifting far from the ideal response for a world that finds itself in considerable trouble?

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The Historical Roots of Greece’s Debt Crisis

Can the roots of today’s debt crisis in Greece be traced as far back as the 1830s?

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Versailles, Take II?

What parallels may emerge between the G-20 and the aftermath of World War I?

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