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Commentary: Trump and Rouhani flip scripts at the U.N.
The traditional scripts were flipped during Tuesday’s dueling addresses by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the 73rd United Nations General ...
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Commentary: Why the EU should cut Brexit Britain a break
In scarcely more than six months Britain will leave the European Union. That departure on March 29, 2019 could be toxic and disruptive through a failure to reach a deal, hurting...
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Commentary: Why Macron's 'third way' is EU's best option
The largest question in democratic politics in Europe is: who’s in charge? The issue was illuminated in the latest standoff in the European Parliament, where the body v...
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Commentary: Was there another target in the Skripal poisoning?
The poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia has taken yet another dramatic turn. After UK authorities named two Russians – both said to ...
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Commentary: From newsroom to cockpit: my new challenge as a female pilot
We are experiencing turbulence. I use the joystick to keep the crosshairs centered. A voice in one ear of my headphones counts down: "550, 545, 540, 535, 532." I click th...
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Commentary: Russia has a plan for Syria. The U.S. needs one, too.
The war in Syria seems to be entering its final days, as President Bashar al-Assad’s government forces close in on one of the country’s last
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Commentary: The right way to sanction Putin's Russia
The United States and its allies are increasingly frustrated over malign activities by Russia. Moscow wages war in Ukraine, abets brutality in Syria, interferes in election...
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Commentary: As U.S. sanctions loom, can Iran nuclear deal still be saved?
The exodus of international firms from Iran is accelerating as the August deadline for the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions against Tehran approaches. President Donald Trump’s ...
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Commentary: Trump could have been the dealer of the free world
Donald Trump cannot be, and perhaps never wished to be, the leader of the free world, the burden which has fallen on the shoulders of Oval Office occupants since World War Two. ...
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