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Russia Is Destroying Its Food

Forecast A Kremlin crackdown on food imports that violate Russian sanctions will continue to draw criticism throughout Russia. If the Kremlin continues with its crackdown, protests will expand. To limit the backlash, Moscow may opt for sporadic crackdowns rather than systematic enforcement of food sanctions. Analysis Russia’s recent show of strength toward the West may…

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Debating the Morality of Hiroshima

Each year at this time — the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima — the world pauses. The pause is less to mourn the dead than to debate a moral question: whether the bombing was justified and, by extension, whether the United States unnecessarily slaughtered tens of thousands of people on Aug. 6, 1945. The…

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Bringing Turkey’s Border Strategy Into Focus

Summary Satellite images taken at the Turkey-Syria border corroborate what Stratfor predicted weeks ago: that Turkey, now partnered with the United States, will strike at Islamic State-controlled territory adjacent to the Turkish border. The Turks reportedly began to reinforce their southern border with troops and equipment as early as July 3. But according to these images,…

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Syria: A Chronology of How the Civil War May End

Analysis Editor’s Note: The conflict in Syria is entering a critical phase. Turkey has at long last entered the fight, conducting airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria — and capitalizing on the opportunity to attack Kurdistan Workers’ Party militants in northern Iraq. Turkey’s newfound vigor is fueled by a convergence of U.S. and Turkish interests in the…

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