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The New Global Tinderbox — It’s Not Your Mother’s Cold War
Is a nuclear World War III preventable?
Nuclear Arms Race Feared as US Quits Key Treaty With Russia
On Saturday, Trump vowed to build new nuclear weapons.
Experts Alarmed Over Trump’s Plan to Ditch Nuclear Arms Control Treaty
A withdrawal could alienate European allies and raise the chances of armed conflict.
The West Ignores Afghanistan at Its Peril
We must re-examine the Afghan Civil War if we want to understand why the US remains at perpetual war.
Centrist Think Tanks Ponder Populism’s Rise, but Hesitate to Change
Despite rising populism, two leading think tanks in DC remain attached to the economic and military establishment.
For Republicans, the Mueller Probe Isn’t Watergate: It’s Ken Starr in Reverse
Republicans assume that all scandal investigations are political weapons: And seriously, they ought to know.
US and Russian Filmmakers With Disabilities Collaborate in New Documentary
As US-Russia tensions mount, a group of filmmakers has found a common bond: their disabilities.
Mueller Is Building a Case for Obstruction. Manafort May Be the Key.
Manafort’s trial is about far more than a guy who didn’t want to pay his taxes.
Whatever Word We Use, Trump’s Entanglement With Russians Is a Big Deal
Republicans are now trying to say that collusion -- whatever that word means -- is no big deal. They’re wrong.
With Manafort in the Dock, Trump’s Troubles May Have Truly Begun
Paul Manafort is far more than just another tax evader on trial.