Essays
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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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A Centennial Celebration
Leonard Bernstein’s Multitudes

On the hundredth anniversary of his birth, Leonard Bernstein’s artistic legacy is as rich and impossible to circumscribe as ever.

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Skripal Poisoning
The Spies Who Came in from the Cold

The two men accused of poisoning Sergey Skripal are ready for their close-up.

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Middle East Strategy
Afghanistan: Peace Prospects at the Abyss

Seventeen years in, the war in Afghanistan presents a credible threat of disaster for all parties involved—or a settlement that could end the fighting on terms we can accept.

Back Down or Crack Down?
Putin’s Fraying Mandate

Rigged elections and brutal crackdowns cannot disguise the public’s falling trust in the Kremlin.

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Oslo at 25: Looking Ahead
The Myth of “Failed” Peace

The much-maligned Middle East peace process has been a great success from the U.S. perspective. If we hold fast to its founding principles, its best days are yet to come.

Oslo at 25: Looking Back
Sealing the Deal

Israel’s negotiator at Oslo tells the inside story of the 11th-hour crisis that almost derailed the signing of the accords.

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Putin 4.0
Hard to Be a God

Putin’s growing involvement in mortal affairs is weighing on his popularity.

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China and Russia
A Strategic Alliance in the Making?

Should the U.S. be worried about a Sino-Russian alliance emerging?

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