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Harris embrace of Cheney goes back to World War I
Washington Politics

Harris embrace of Cheney goes back to World War I

The kind of progressivism that people expect from the Democratic Party has been subsumed by another

Beyond the Noise: NATO Debates, Past and Present
Washington Politics

Beyond the Noise: NATO Debates, Past and Present

From Eisenhower to Obama, American leaders have long questioned the contours and commitment to the alliance

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Washington Politics

Feeling manipulated? How Uncle Sam perfected the information state

The Twitter Files are just the latest in 100 years of the government imposing its will through covert media and intimidation.

Deja vu: Republicans fracturing over Ukraine, just like Korea
Washington Politics

Deja vu: Republicans fracturing over Ukraine, just like Korea

But unlike 1952, the dynamics aren't ripe today for an eventual return to a hawkish foreign policy consensus. Here's why.

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Asia-Pacific

No 'Putin apologia' and certainly not new: the Old American Right on war

This is actually your great-grandfather's non-interventionist conservatism, and it is making a comeback.