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The Fallout from the Iraq War

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North Korea's Missile Trade Helps Fund Its Nuclear Program

Washington ponders how to choke off its exports
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Iraq War Ends, Not Europe's Acrimony with the US

EU leaders and the US differ over who should oversee the reconstruction of Iraq
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Crisis and Response – Part I

Applying the UN responsibility-to-protect doctrine too broadly, to natural disasters, could do more harm than good
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As bin Laden seeks recruits from the marginalized in the West, a Saudi cleric blames him for Muslim suffering
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Syrians are impatient for jobs, education, stability
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The two sides set up a hotline, but disagree on targets
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We Should Have Seen This Refugee Crisis Coming

Governments do not harness the power of technology
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Putin’s Plan: Moscow Handles Syria, US Looks After Iraq

The United States and Russia may not see eye to eye on how to combat the Islamic State
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China Wins the Gray Zone by Default

But the world loses from reduced cooperation on the most pressing global challenges
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