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Here's the Big Problem With Trump's New Spending Target for NATO
Flattering Trump might have bought time for Europe, but it won't solve an underlying vulnerability in procurement
Jun 25
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Luke Johnson
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Like Many Autocratic Regimes, Iran is Weak and Strong
Authoritarians last longer than you might think--even under duress
Jun 22
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Luke Johnson
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Does Trump Understand That Foreign Policy is More Than Doing Deals?
You can't put a price on sovereignty and security
Jun 16
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Luke Johnson
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Trump is Trying to Manufacture a Crisis in LA
The escalation is almost entirely one-sided, and designed to sow division and create a spectacle
Jun 10
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Luke Johnson
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Q&A: Two Exiled Russian Journalists Explain How Their Former Friends Ended Up Working for the Kremlin
In a new book, Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov write about their Moscow milieu which collapsed as Putin launched wars at home and abroad
Jun 7
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Luke Johnson
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Q&A: Two Exiled Russian Journalists Explain How Their Former Friends Ended Up Working for the Kremlin
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It Turns Out That Uprooting Populists is Hard
A right-wing candidate winning in Poland shows that it takes a lot to reverse illiberalism
Jun 2
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Luke Johnson
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It Turns Out That Uprooting Populists is Hard
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Musk's Cuts Cost Lives But Didn't Save Money
And what happens when a DOGE engineer finds out that government isn't that 'inefficient'...
Jun 1
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Luke Johnson
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May 2025
What Happens When You Have a Government of the Worst
It can be complicated to follow the Trump Administration day in, day out. Here's the overarching principle.
May 25
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Luke Johnson
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Donald Trump Washes His Hands of the War in Ukraine
'24 hours' to 'not my problem'
May 20
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Luke Johnson
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Russia Threatens Ukraine Like a Mob Boss
The first negotiations since 2022 came with fake history lessons and threats
May 17
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Luke Johnson
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The Turkish Twist
Putin no-shows the very talks he suggested
May 15
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Luke Johnson
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Why Putin Makes the Soviet Victory in World War II About Himself
After 25 years in power, what does Russia's leader have to show for it?
May 9
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Luke Johnson
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