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Commentary: Hiroshima taught Americans how to justify attacks abroad
On May 27, Barack Obama will become the first sitting American president to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, the site of the world's first atomic bombing. Though highly photogenic, the visit will otherwise be one that avoids acknowledging the true historical meaning of the place.
Commentary: Here's what really went wrong with Brazil's economy
When President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left office in January 2011, Brazil was widely regarded as Latin America’s gold standard for economic development and social progress. But today, with his handpicked successor, Dilma Rousseff, facing an impeachment trial, the country is widely viewed as an economic failure.
Commentary: We need to fight Zika the way governments fight terror
The Zika virus exploded out of Brazilian slums at 21st-century speeds, and raced north into Central America and the Caribbean in a matter of months. A full-blown outbreak in the United States looks imminent.
Commentary: In defense of Ben Rhodes, Obama's foreign policy supremo
Until earlier this month, relatively few people outside the U.S. foreign policy community knew the name Ben Rhodes. I suspect he wishes that were still the case.
Commentary: For Europe, the party's over. It’s not clear what comes next.
"Peace, joy and pancakes” could have been the European Union’s motto. That silly German expression -- "Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen" -- refers to glossing over problems. It can also describe the blithe optimism with which most Europeans marched into the glorious future of a unified Europe. Today that promise seems to have evaporated.
Commentary: Can Donald Trump buzz his way to the White House?
Creating buzz -- that curious mixture of baloney and authenticity that generates excitement -- is not exactly new as a campaign strategy. But Donald Trump is taking it to new heights.
Commentary: Islamic State may be down, but it’s far from out
Many experts are now speculating that Islamic State is experiencing its death knell. It is losing territory, its finances are being drained and the number of foreign fighters recruited has reportedly dropped by as much as 90 percent, from a high of 2,000 a month in the past year.
War College podcast: Will there be war in the South China Sea?
If you’re looking for a place on the globe likely to spark a world war, you could do worse than the South China Sea. The United States, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines and Japan all have claims there. China is building artificial islands and the U.S. Navy is patrolling close by. There have been confrontations at sea and in the air. This week on War College, we’re looking at this global sore spot and asking just how heated is the situation likely to get.
Commentary: Shadow of Nazism looms over the Austrian election
For years, Austria’s two major parties forged a coalition to keep the far right out of power.
Commentary: Ignore the handwringing. Israel’s shift to the right won’t change its Palestinian policy.
Israel is about to have "its most right-wing government, ever." Avigdor Lieberman, head of the far-right party Yisrael Beitenu (Israel is Our Home) has accepted Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer of the defense ministry.
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Will there be war in the South China Sea?
If you’re looking for a place on the globe likely to spark a world war, you could do worse than the South China Sea. This week on War College, we’re looking at this global sore spot and asking just how heated is the situation likely to get.