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Commentary: The reality of Islamic State in Iraq
At his post-summit press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday, Donald Trump praised the United States’ “successful campaign” that had “just about eradica...
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Commentary: Trump has attacked U.S. intel agencies. Expect them to strike back.
The foundations of American national security are under assault. The battle lines are drawn. On one side stand the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agen...
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Commentary: Trump's cost to U.S. credibility
By Peter Van Buren I remember when as an American diplomat I realized my White House was no longer credible. We may be at that same point in the Trump presidency.
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Commentary: Five Questions on the Trump-Putin summit
By Helen Coster In a joint press conference that followed Monday’s closed-door summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the U.S. president refused to blame the...
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Commentary: Trump's unsettling summit game
By Peter Apps In the end, Donald Trump’s post-summit press conference with Vladimir Putin produced fewer surprises than many feared. In contrast to the U.S. president�...
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Commentary: Putin outfoxes Trump in Helsinki
By David A. Andelman More than three decades ago, American and Russian leaders met each other in a small Nordic capital as much of the world held its collective breath. ...
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Commentary: The case for UK's Brexit chaos
By John Lloyd Compromise is the loveliest word in democratic politics and beyond – in lasting relationships, labor disputes, international relations. British Prime Min...
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Commentary: In Helsinki, high stakes and history for Trump and Putin
By Kenneth Roth When Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Helsinki July 16, will they betray the most famous summit associated with the Finnish capital – the 1975 ...
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