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Revising U.S. strategy, for better and worse

The Trump administration released a new National Security Strategy in recent days, articulating a conceptual break with many aspects of prior post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy.In some places, the new NSS comes close to sounding like restraint: insisting on the need to prioritize among goals, advancing a narrower definition of …

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Socialism: Here, There, and Everywhere

It is hard not to notice the word “socialism” appearing steadily more often in steadily more places. Some appearances of the word aim to register dismissal or hate. But many appearances aim to register elevation and desire. Socialism in polls. Socialism as epithet. Socialism in Gracie Mansion. Socialism buried. Socialism …

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Christians in the New Syria: Accepted, But At-Risk

Although some Christians have been targeted post-Assad, these incidents are hardly an attempted “genocide,” but rather part of the broader internal security challenge affecting all communities in Syria, including the majority population. Syria is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. In Maaloula, locals still speak …

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Comment guérir quand le monde est en feu

Chloé m’écrit par courriel au sujet de mon récent article « Ne laissez pas l’Empire vous manipuler et vous faire croire que vous êtes impuissant » : « Ce que vous avez dit sur ce qu’il faut faire lorsqu’on se sent impuissant m’a vraiment marquée… que l’on peut toujours contribuer …

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