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Armed ConflictsApril 15, 2022
Should NATO Exist?
David Klion argues that NATO’s function now is to contain a war, while Chase Madar writes that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows that the US’s European allies are capable of defending themselves.
David Klion and Chase Madar
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Genocide and Ethnic CleansingMarch 8, 2022
Letters From the March 21/28, 2022, Issue
Holding to account…
Our Readers, Vijay Prashad and David Klion
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisFebruary 2, 2022
Norman Mailer Wasn’t Canceled
What’s most striking about the Mailer contretemps is how it embodies so many aspects of the current discourse around cancel culture and free speech.
David Klion
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Foreign PolicyJanuary 11, 2022
What Should the Left Do About China?
Progressive thinkers are developing a foreign policy approach that opposes military confrontation while acknowledging Beijing’s oppressive policies.
David Klion
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Higher EducationNovember 26, 2021
Who Is the University of Austin For?
The project’s uphill battle points to a deeper contradiction within what might be called neo-neoconservatism.
David Klion
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PoliticsFebruary 23, 2021
A Defense of Neera Tanden’s Tweets (but Not of Neera Tanden)
The one thing that the Senate cannot stomach is telling the truth about the Republican Party.
David Klion
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Political IdeologiesJanuary 11, 2021
Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics
In her new book, Applebaum attempts to understand why some of her intellectual bedfellows moved to the far right.
David Klion
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US Wars and Military ActionJanuary 4, 2021
Biden Must End the Forever Wars
The American public, exhausted by the pandemic and two decades of war, is in no mood for military adventurism.
David Klion
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Foreign PolicyJuly 27, 2020
Will the Left Get a Say in the Biden Doctrine?
Covid-19 creates an opportunity to shift foreign policy away from the military.
David Klion
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 18, 2020
The Woman Behind Elizabeth Warren’s Foreign Policy
The campaign has kept Sasha Baker out of the spotlight, but she wants to shake up the consensus from the inside.
David Klion