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Syria’s New Rulers Are on the Terrorism List. Should They Stay There?
Probably, for now.
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Kyle Orton
Syria is Free of Bashar al-Asad
It is finally over. Now what comes next?
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Syria Enters Uncharted Territory, But The Core Truth of the Conflict Remains
There is no peace or stability while Bashar al-Assad is in office.
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Kyle Orton
The Eternal Quest To Blame Crime on Anyone But Criminals
Book Review: ‘The Knife Went In’ (2018), by Theodore Dalrymple
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Why Does Northern Ireland Care So Much About the Israel-Palestine Dispute?
A conflict a long way away seems a lot closer in the Province.
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Conspiracy Theories About Israel Do Not Come From the Fringes
The people we are supposed to be able to trust are the problem.
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The Dangerous Fantasy of “International Law”
And why it is a particular problem for Jews.
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Kyle Orton
The Exchange of Missiles is a Sideshow, Iran’s Jihadist Imperialism is What Matters
The West needs a strategy to counter Iran’s “ring of fire”.
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Kyle Orton
Cuba Remains a Top-Tier Spy Threat
What we learn from the Discovery of Victor Manuel Rocha's treachery.
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If Aaron Bushnell is a Political Martyr, Be Clear What His Politics Actually Were
We can either mourn Bushnell as a troubled young man, or accept he died trying to further a grisly political cause.
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Putin’s Murder of Alexey Navalny and Russians’ Hope of Being a “Normal Country”
Putin Finally Destroys Navalny, the Last Oppositionist Standing
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Discussing History and Hostages with Vladimir Putin
Ten Takeaways From the Tucker Carlson Interview
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