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On Iran, It’s Trump vs. Trump

What would it take to talk Trump out of war with Iran? A good, ripping yarn about peace — with a starring role for himself.

The Turkish leader’s party has lost Istanbul, but Erdogan may respond by provoking a foreign policy crisis to consolidate his power.

China’s ambitious infrastructure initiative is also about building knowledge and not just things.

by Edward Hunt | Jun 21, 2019 | Drugs, Redev

Is Mexico winding down or winding up the drug war?

It’s the best way to stop the global race to the bottom that hurts workers everywhere, not just those in low-income countries.

In Iran, U.S. sanctions are producing a level of suffering comparable to that of wartime.

Deepfake technology undermines any hope of once again conducting national conversations on the basis of observable reality.

Anti-immigration sentiment has created a new set of walls in the Balkans.

Trump’s trade war with China could quickly morph into a shooting war.

The Pentagon may be burned by the war on terror, but it’s obsessively preparing for a high-intensity conflict with China or Russia.