Russia’s Miserable Century: 85 Million “Gone Missing”

What was the human cost of Russia’s 20th century trials and tribulations?

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Three Myths About the Middle East

No, the region isn’t the source of all evil.

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American Expressed: Life in a World of Oligopolies

How Amex does self-service, not customer service: U.S. corporate practices in the age of algorithms.

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Healing D.C.: What Muriel Bowser Must Do

Can the D.C. mayor-in-waiting overcome the racial divide that persists in the U.S. capital city?

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Donetsk: Better to Join the UK than Russia

People in Eastern Ukraine have figured out how to use their heritage for advantage against Putin and Russia.

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Yanukovich’s Amazing Chutzpah

Why on earth did Ukraine’s deposed President Viktor Yanukovich now apologize for calling in the Russians?

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After Crimea: What Next, in Five Steps

Europe and the United States must look at the real challenges they face.

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Warfare and the Invention of GDP

Quite contrary to current efforts to reflect happiness, GDP was invented to prepare nations better for warfare.

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Obama’s Whitewashed History

Putin is no saint, but he simply revived Russia’s own version of the U.S. Monroe Doctrine.

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Russia: Pushing Back at the United States

Looking at Russia’s recent actions in a historical context.

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