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May 19, 2016

Fact-checking in a ‘post-fact world’

Donald Trump takes advantage of the public’s profound, social-media-fueled cynicism.

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Published on May 19, 2016 04:19

May 13, 2016

How the U.S. and Britain help kleptocracies around the world — and how we pay the price as well

Like addicts or alcoholics, we’ll first need to admit that we have a problem before we can really begin to solve it.

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Published on May 13, 2016 01:50

How the U.S. and Britain help kleptocrats around the world — and how we pay the price as well

Like addicts or alcoholics, we’ll first need to admit that we have a problem before we can really begin to solve it.

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Published on May 13, 2016 01:50

May 6, 2016

The danger of Russian disinformation

Unlike in the Cold War, Moscow isn’t promoting itself, but rather seeks to undermine Western institutions.

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Published on May 06, 2016 06:28

May 4, 2016

The ‘Trump effect’ will help authoritarians around the world

Trump’s rise nevertheless fits very well into Chinese, Russian and other narratives about the benefits of authoritarianism.

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Published on May 04, 2016 09:01

April 28, 2016

Don’t be fooled by Trump’s foreign policy speech

His form of scattershot messaging has attracted voters in plenty of other places, from Chávez’s Venezuela to Putin’s Russia.

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Published on April 28, 2016 05:31

April 24, 2016

Trump’s campaign brings Eastern Europe’s political ‘tactics’ to the U.S.

His new campaign manager returns to U.S. politics after many years spent working for Ukraine’s thuggish former president.

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Published on April 24, 2016 22:17

April 21, 2016

Why Obama is right to urge Britain to stay in the E.U.

The United States can't afford for the U.K. to lose its foothold as a world leader.

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Published on April 21, 2016 04:12

Why Obama should urge Britain to stay in the E.U.

The United States can't afford for the U.K. to lose its foothold as a world leader.

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April 8, 2016

The Dutch just showed the world how Russia influences Western European elections

The Dutch vote against a European trade deal with Ukraine shows the power of small groups of angry people.











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Published on April 08, 2016 06:09

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