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The Secret World
An Intelligent History

Christopher Andrew’s The Secret World shows us how the intelligence business is consistently underrated by politicians, military leaders, and historians.

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The Morning After
The Revenge of Hard Power Politics

The liberal world order was never an inevitability.

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Working It Out
The Working Hypothesis

A consumption-oriented approach to economic policy has led America astray. Here’s how we can recover.

Hotel Lobby
Sailing Across a Room

The 75th anniversary of an overlooked Edward Hopper masterpiece.

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Friend or Foe
The Benefits of Having an Enemy

…and the perils of believing that you have none.

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Memorializing McCain
America Through the Looking Glass

For all the media portrayals of McCain’s memorial service as unifying moment, Trump’s supporters are more likely to see it as the Swamp in arms.

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Retroviews
Fromm 1941 to Now

Sometimes even flawed books have their merits. Take Erich Fromm’s Escape from Freedom

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Values and Interests
China Cracks Down in Xinjiang

Beijing’s intensifying campaign of repression against the Uighurs carries important implications for U.S. interests in Asia.

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Trumped Up
How Not to Make Palestine Great Again

Abbas has cut a Trumpian political figure since long before the presidency was a twinkle in The Donald’s eye.

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Keeping America's Edge
Overcoming the China Challenge

A plan for maintaining and extending America’s edge in innovation and technology.

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