In responding to Iran, the U.S. should take the Godfather’s advice
America’s foreign policy has lost all flexibility
Enough about democracy’s weaknesses. Let’s talk about its strengths.
The sanctions that will really stop Putin
Is Biden normalizing Trump's foreign policy?
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The only way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian problem
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On the domestic front, Biden is all ambition. Why not on foreign policy?
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America’s excessive reliance on sanctions will come back to haunt it
Trump does not have a foreign policy. He has a series of impulses.
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Trump’s Syria actions are the result of a knowledge-free foreign policy
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The central mistake of Trump’s Iran policy
Trump’s foreign policy is in shambles, for now
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Trump is strangling Iran. It’s sowing resentment across the Middle East.
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America squanders its power
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Trump’s ‘America First’ philosophy has created a less stable world