How Trump Can Win the Peace in Ukraine
To safeguard U.S. interests, the next president must be clear-eyed and tough on Russia’s attempts to exploit negotiations.
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Associated Press Mueller and a Blue House Could Bring Down Trump
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Larry Downing / Reuters The Precedent for Trump's Administration Isn't Nixon—It's Clinton
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Reuters / Handout Why Trump Should Worry More About Congress Than About Mueller
It’s public hearings that tend to galvanize opposition and jeopardize presidents.
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Why the U.S. President Needs a Council of Historians
It isn’t enough for a commander in chief to invite friendly academics to dinner. The U.S. could avoid future disaster if policy makers started looking more to the past.
Max-o-matic Barack Obama’s Revolution in Foreign Policy
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP A War to Start All Wars
The Middle East looks like Europe circa World War I.
