Analysis & Opinion
New threats rose as U.S. apathy became policy
The 21st century has been marked by two complementary trends in global security: the rise of new and unexpected threats and the return of old ones.
No humbug: Striking similarities between Trump and P.T. Barnum
Donald Trump is a phenomenon. What kind? He seems to think that he is “The Greatest Show on Earth.”
How – and why – U.S. drones went from observers to killing machines
Just months before the Sept. 11 attacks, Scott Swanson was piloting an early version of the Predator drone over Afghanistan.
Germany can take that smug look off its face
The AfD and the insurrection led by Donald Trump are both a visceral reaction to voters’ fears about immigration, terrorism and the arrogance of the powers-that-be. Each gains strength in the electronic echo chambers of social media.
Despite pending referendum, UK is not European Union’s weakest link
The drama of the European Union can’t yet be called a tragedy, but it’s shaping up that way.
Assad’s ‘good deeds’ in Syria can’t go unpunished
When I went into Old Homs just days after Bashar al-Assad's regime regained it from the rebels in June of 2014, there was not a stray cat in the streets.
Money for Obama’s nuclear upgrades better spent on conventional weapons
Pressing ahead with the current nuclear modernization plans is unnecessary and unsustainable.
What Hugo Chávez and Donald Trump have in common
Seventeen years of Chavista government in Venezuela may provide a cautionary tale to the United States.
Attacks expose Belgium’s fractured core
In recent years Brussels has been portrayed as a haven for jihadists, a pocket of extremism apart from the city’s law-and-order center. It's not quite that, because there's no cohesion to Brussels at all.
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Mon, Apr 4, 2016, 1:00 AM UTC
New threats rose as U.S. apathy became policy
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Sun, Apr 3, 2016, 8:13 PM UTC
No humbug: Striking similarities between Trump and P.T. Barnum
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Fri, Apr 1, 2016, 5:08 AM UTC
Despite pending referendum, UK is not European Union’s weakest link
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Germany can take that smug look off its face
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Assad’s ‘good deeds’ in Syria can’t go unpunished
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Mon, Apr 4, 2016, 8:16 AM UTC
Dixon: Greece’s problems could become Britain’s
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Fri, Apr 1, 2016, 6:25 PM UTC
Alternative lenders brace for regulatory onslaught
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Fri, Apr 1, 2016, 6:15 PM UTC
Review: A sobering twist on high finance
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Fri, Apr 1, 2016, 5:01 PM UTC
Viewsroom: Pandora putsch, MetLife slam, M&A scam
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YSL adds to unhappy trend of big designer exits
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