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Books of the Year

The following 2017 books seized my imagination. I’ve focused on non-fiction here rather than fiction.

Dec 16

This Week at State: December 15, 2017

Did you miss key foreign policy developments this week? We’ve got you covered. Each week, DipNote recaps the latest U.S. Department of…

U.S. Department of State

Dec 14

Corbyn and the peace prize: Skwawkbox embarrasses the Left again

Labour MP Chris Williamson made an appearance on the Daily Politics show yesterday to vigorously defend the view that there has been a…

Dec 15

Ambassador Haley Highlights Iranian Threat to Peace and Security

On December 14, Ambassador Nikki Haley, held a press conference to highlight recent findings communicated in the United Nations 2231…

U.S. Department of State

Dec 14

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Africa’s Must-Do Decade

In recent decades, some developing countries — mainly in Asia — have managed to industrialize. For African countries to achieve sustainable…

Project Syndicate

Dec 15

“Matt Zarb-Cousin … writes in a personal capacity.”

I’m at the age now where I’m not really sure whether I get to talk for ‘young people’, but Matt Zarb-Cousin has decided he gets to, and who…

Dec 14

Leadership lessons for a fractured world

Tonye Cole, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Sahara Group Ltd

World Economic Forum

Dec 14

In times of political polarization, progressive policymaking suffers

Christof Schiller, Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung

World Economic Forum

Dec 14

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Liberia’s Presidential Problems Won’t End With Soccer Legend George Weah

The former Liberia striker has a tough road ahead of him if he wins the Presidential election.

Dec 13

Photos: When Egypt’s president visited Israel in 1977, he became the first Arab leader to do so.

A look at Anwar Sadat’s high-stakes diplomacy and friendly hobnobbing during the make-or-break trip that shocked the world

Dec 13

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India’s Culture War Comes to Bollywood

The Bollywood film Padmavati has inspired heated debate, hysterical threats of violence, and a ban in four states governed by the ruling…

Project Syndicate

Dec 13

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The Age of Incompetence

What happens when we realize no one’s in control?

Henry Wismayer in Jeremiad

Dec 13

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The Walking Dead

By Maija Liuhto Photography by Ivan Flores

Dec 13

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Don’t Overstate The Jihadist Threat

Lessons from the unsuccessful New York subway attack

Nicholas Grossman

Dec 12

It Is Hard Not To Laugh — Brexit Is The Best Joke Ever.

Did you hear the joke about Brexit?

Dec 12

Trudeau nominated a woman for Canada’s Supreme Court. Some progressives are disappointed.

ANALYSIS | Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin will retire Dec. 15

Dec 12

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The internet is a terror battle ground — and we’re losing

By Samantha Vinograd

Dec 12

Repairs Begin on Critical Crossing

ICRC partially reconstructs the Stanytsia Luhanska Bridge in eastern Ukraine

Dec 12

Germany’s Incoherent Foreign Policy

Europe’s largest economy needs to recognize that a new Atlanticist pact is needed if the West is to protect its liberal values.

Carnegie Europe

Dec 12

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The rise of Beppe Grillo

France and the Netherlands rejected far-right governments. But a different kind of populism — nativistic and no less bombastic — is gaining…

Dec 12

Beyond Korean Americans: Growing Concerns Among Americans about War with North Korea

By Jessica Lee

Dec 5

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Anger swirls around U.S. Jerusalem decision in Beirut, bolstering Hezbollah

A pair of demonstrations in Beirut against U.S. President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel offered a study…

Dec 11

Student snapshots of Britain’s planned communities show failed neighborhoods, idealism in action in…

Long-lost lecture slides document housing projects and the students who learned from them

Dec 11