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What’s Behind Putin’s Call to Assad

A few days after Russian president Vladimir Putin’s phone call to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al Assad, a high-level Russian delegation headed by Minister of Defence Sergei Shoygu arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus and held a long meeting with...

n this file photo taken on August 27, 2017 US Marines keep watch as unseen Afghan National Army soldiers participate in an IED (improvised explosive device) training exercise at the Shorab Military Camp in Lashkar Gah in the Afghan province of Helmand. - The Trump administration is getting ready to pull back thousands of troops from Afghanistan as part of a peace deal with the Taliban to begin negotiating directly with the Afghan government. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)
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The Rising Dominance of the US Arms Industry

In his well-known 1961 farewell address, President Dwight Eisenhower warned citizens to remain “alert and knowledgeable” in the face of growing power from America’s arms manufacturers. “We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by...

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Sparks of War in Eastern Europe

There is a good deal to assess in Eastern Europe, but it is usually done in piecemeal fashion — if at all — by armchair generals and lazy talk show hosts. Tucker Carlson epitomizes many of these uninformed views by...

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