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Foreigners
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Francois Hollande: “France Isn’t Just Any Country”
France’s new president talks about Obama, Europe’s economy, and whether he is afraid of Angela Merkel.
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Europe’s Extremists on the March
Many of the parties winning across the continent have one thing in common: They want to withdraw from the world.
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France’s Turn for the Worse
On Sunday, France will elect a new president. But Europe’s far right has already won.
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Can the United States Build a Foreign Army?
How the Snake Eaters learned to take charge.
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Why China Wishes Chen Would Just Go Away
He’s out of the American embassy. Now the Chinese government wants to get him out of the country.
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Can the United States Build a Foreign Army?
After a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. military advisers are now the centerpiece of American military strategy. They may have the hardest job of all.
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French Lessons for Barack Obama
Five things the American president can learn from the French elections.
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The Beginning of the End for Sarkozy?
In France’s first round of presidential voting, Francois Hollande starts strong.
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From Short Waves to Flash Mobs
Watch out Big Brother. In the digital era, Arab dictators aren’t the only ones who will be thrown on their heels.
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“Freedom Is Not the Property of the Liberals”
Hungary’s controversial prime minister Viktor Orbán gives his first interview to an American journalist.
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I Have No Trouble Being Both French and Jewish
The Toulouse shootings were horrible. But don’t blame them on misguided notions of French anti-Semitism.
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In Defense of Blood Money
Why the United States was right to give $50,000 each to the families of villagers massacred in Afghanistan.
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Sarkozy’s Dilemma
Will the French president use the tragedy in Toulouse to scare his people into voting for him? He may have already started.
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Why You Can’t Be Both French and Jewish
The Toulouse school shootings were horrible. But they should come as no surprise.
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What JFK Can Teach Obama About Dealing With Iran
There are many lessons, including one for his Republican critics.
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Putin’s True Victory
The Russian election may have been stage managed, but it’s still a win for an autocrat.
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Bibi Is Bluffing
Israel may one day bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities. But it won’t be as soon as Netanyahu wants you to think.
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How To Read the Russian Election
If you are wondering which of the candidates opposing Vladimir Putin on Sunday is a stooge, rest assured: They all are.
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How To Solve Syria
The West isn’t going to save the country’s battered opposition. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have cards to play.
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Syria’s First Family
An illustrated guide to the Assad clan. How long can it cling to power?
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The Games Authoritarians Play
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Syria was little more than a game of pretend.
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An Interview With Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma’s Nobel laureate muses on the sweeping reforms in her country and whether she will be its president.
