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Sep 15, 20213 min read
The Humanitarian Superpower
An argument for a humanitarian foreign policy.
Jul 1, 20214 min read
A Riddle in a Can of Vodka
"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside of enigma." It still is, but it may not be our riddle.
Jun 10, 20214 min read
Zersetzung!
Zersetzung! The East German art of sowing chaos and discord. As a tactic, it still has its fans.
Jan 6, 20215 min read
The Twilight of Revolution
The Arab Spring ten years on reveals the meat-hook realities beyond revolutionary slogans.
Dec 9, 20204 min read
Be Wary the Revolution
George Washington led an army in a successful colonial revolt, but he was no radical. The man was about as establishment as you get.
Dec 2, 20205 min read
The Rise of Op-Ed Intelligence
Still, the culture of America’s 17 intelligence agencies is hardwired for the cloak and dagger – even among themselves.
Nov 24, 20205 min read
One of Those Marriages
On the gulf’s east bank sits Iran, baring its teeth at Saudi Arabia and doing a fair job of conquest-by-internal-rot of Iraq.
Oct 29, 20208 min read
I've Never Been to Katmandu
“Run and find out.” Motto of all the Mongoose family Rudyard Kipling Rikki-tikki-tavi November 2012: I was starting to sweat. It was a...
Jan 7, 20205 min read
We Aren't Going to War With Iran
Whatever it is that Iran can do to us, they’re already doing it.
Dec 20, 20197 min read
Terrible Political Jokes in Ukraine
When politics is a blood sport, the jokes just keep getting worse.
Nov 22, 20195 min read
A War of Bad, Abstract Ideas
John Bolton and his mustache want to go to war with Iran. We should resist the urge.
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