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Liu Xiaobo's Dream of a Democratic China Will Never Die
July 13, 2017
The Nobel laureate may have passed away, but his vision of a democratic China lives on.
Prime Minister Theresa May Should Pursue the 'Norway Option' for Brexit
July 12, 2017
How Theresa May can mitigate the economic risk of leaving the European Union.
The U.S. Must Respond to Iran’s Growing Military Capacity
July 11, 2017
Tehran's expanding military capacity warrants a firm response from the Trump administration.
Donald Trump Jr. Pours Fuel on the Russia Fire His Father Keeps Stoking
July 10, 2017
The Donald Trumps, junior and senior, make the Russia scandal worse.
Mosul's Liberation Has Not Ended the Challenge of the Islamic State Group
July 10, 2017
5 reasons why the anti-Islamic State group coalition can't yet declare victory.
The Trump Doctrine Started to Emerge in the President's Poland Speech
July 7, 2017
The president's speech in Poland laid the groundwork for his security strategy.
Trump Demonstrates Again Why He’s Not Leader of the Free World
July 6, 2017
Donald Trump’s Poland speech and trip demonstrate again why he doesn’t lead the free world.
Is the U.S. Really Ready for a War With North Korea?
July 6, 2017
A new Korean War would be protracted and costly, involving tens of thousands of casualties.
North Korea's ICBM Launch Shows the Kim Regime Needs to Go
July 5, 2017
An ICBM launch is just one more reason why the Kim family needs to go.
Donald Trump's Trade Protectionism Won't Help U.S. Steel
July 5, 2017
President Trump is wrong to use the guise of national security to protect the steel industry.