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August 9, 2014

A Checklist for a New Afghanistan

The
new unity government has many challenges before it, but also the opportunity to
build self-sufficient governance and economic growth.
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Published on August 09, 2014 10:14

The Big Lie Americans Tell Themselves

Stopping
genocide has never been a core interest of the United States.
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Published on August 09, 2014 07:44

Erdogan for the Win!

After 11 increasingly authoritarian years as prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is running for president on Aug. 10. What happens next won’t surprise you.
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Published on August 09, 2014 06:55

August 8, 2014

Months Later, a Cyberattack Still Lingers

Taiwan's Apple Daily, well known for criticizing the Chinese mainland, is still inaccessible to some overseas readers.
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Published on August 08, 2014 21:53

Tanzania Wants to Make You Rich

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Published on August 08, 2014 21:51

How to Take a Picture of a Severed Head

What are major news organizations doing sending jihadi-approved photos from inside the Islamic State?
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Published on August 08, 2014 21:24

They Shoot Satellites, Don't They?

China is developing sophisticated hit-to-kill missiles, which is exactly why we need to ban the most dangerous tests of this technology.
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Published on August 08, 2014 17:37

The Height of Hubris

Why an Erdogan victory in Turkey's presidential election is likely to trigger the biggest opposition backlash yet. The first in our series of Lab Reports on Turkey.
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Published on August 08, 2014 16:55

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