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At both center and edge in the Strait of Hormuz
In Oman a decade ago, remembering everyday life at a global chokepoint
Apr 3
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Scott Thos. Erich
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The poison behind the killing of Alexei Navalny
The “tree frog toxin” has less to do with amphibians than the Kremlin’s secret assassination program.
Mar 13
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Ilya Kolmanovsky
10
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The gap in US foreign policy
Should Washington restore the role of international assistance?
Mar 10
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Suren Avanesyan
12
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When nuclear apocalypse angst was a thing
Seven decades ago, a Hollywood movie helped raise the kind of concern very few feel today.
Mar 3
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Jean-Louis Doublet
10
Could emigres drive Africa’s economic future?
Brain drain is siphoning tens of thousands of professionals a year but some have become the continent’s leading investors.
Feb 24
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joel millman
6
Who your daddy isn’t
Reshaping national identity in Kuwait
Feb 17
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Bryn Barnard
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The loud silence of Syria’s Christians
They will have to choose to be subjects or citizens. Their choice may shape Syria’s future.
Feb 10
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Rami Al Amin
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EU strikes back at US and China on trade
The European Commission’s new South American trade agreement comes more than two decades after negotiations began.
Jan 14
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Marco Zatterin
6
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Kuwait: a model for a world without work?
What AI may hold for all of us in the future.
Jan 6
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Bryn Barnard
12
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The two kinds of state solution
After the Gaza war ceasefire, might there be a creative way to ensure peace?
Dec 2, 2025
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stephen maly
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Opposing might with write
Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings expand the power of theater.
Nov 24, 2025
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John Freedman
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Europeans want their leaders to stand up to Trump
But mounting support for the EU presents a dilemma for negotiating with Washington.
Nov 18, 2025
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Alison Langley
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