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Why the United States and the West Can’t Win With Turkey

By and , August 18, 2016 in Global Pairings, Richter Scale

Examining the perfectly closed loops of circular Islamist thinking.

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Yemen and the Alliance of the Deaf

By and , August 14, 2015 in Global HotSpots, Richter Scale

From Iraq to Syria and Yemen, U.S. and Saudi policymakers seem to have learned very little.

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Shark Warning: Paul Wolfowitz Takes a Swim

By , August 5, 2015 in Richter Scale

Imagine if the Iraq War architect did not have an American passport – but a Serbian one.

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Selling Out the Kurds

By and , July 29, 2015 in Global HotSpots, Global Pairings, Rethinking America, Richter Scale

To recruit Turkey against ISIS, the United States lost sight of its true friends.

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The Iran Deal: Just Another Sales Opportunity

By , July 27, 2015 in Global Pairings, Rethinking America, Richter Scale

The Gulf countries are lusting for more U.S. military hardware. Washington’s influence peddlers love that.

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The War of Ideas: Does It Exist? Can It Be Won?

By , June 13, 2015 in Global HotSpots, Rethinking America, Richter Scale

What is the big idea (or set of ideas) the West is battling about?

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