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April 11, 2017
Clio Chang
No, the Syria bombing doesn’t erase Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.
April 11, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is a hawk now.
April 10, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Confused Presidency Will Endanger the World
His administration can't get on the same page about Syria because there is no coherent foreign policy. Anything is possible, and that's horrifying.
April 10, 2017
Brian Beutler
Don’t Lose Sight of the Trump Presidency’s Real Problem
Yes, chief adviser Steve Bannon should be fired because he's a white nationalist. But he's not the source of Trump's incompetence.
April 7, 2017
Alex Shephard
What Just Happened?! A Review of President Trump’s Eleventh Week.
This week was pretty bad. But next week will be worse.
April 7, 2017
Sarah Jones
Donald Trump has no strategy, no beliefs, and no principles.
April 7, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Generals Have Won Their War With Trump
The missile attack on Syria shows how the president has caved to the Pentagon—with deadly consequences for U.S. foreign policy.
April 7, 2017
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump is losing some of his biggest supporters over Syria.
April 7, 2017
Clio Chang
The New York Times is putting a heartfelt spin on Trump’s bombing of Syria.
April 7, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump just learned the quickest way to seem “presidential” is to lob a bunch of bombs into another country.
April 4, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump on Syria gas attack: It’s Obama’s fault.
January 25, 2017
Ryan Kearney
The Trump alarmists were right: Our worst fears about his presidency are coming true.
December 16, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Obama has the correct response to those who say the U.S. should have done “something” in Syria.
May 19, 2016
Natasha Lennard
How to Create a Refugee Crisis
Patrick Kingsley’s latest book is an urgent appeal to humanity and reason.
February 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
The United States, Russia, and other world powers have agreed to a plan that could lead to a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria.
February 6, 2016
Brian Beutler
Will Marco Rubio Finally Be Tested?
His positions are different in kind, and more extreme, than those of recent Republican nominees, but have received no scrutiny. Maybe that will change in Saturday's debate.
December 28, 2015
Sasha Belenky
The State Department very diplomatically counts “bringing peace, security” to Syria as a 2015 win.
November 24, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Footage shows a crashing Russian warplane shot down by Turkish forces.
November 20, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
The Problem with Comparing Syrian and Jewish Refugees
November 19, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The Way Forward on Refugees
Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse over the issue. But that doesn't have to be the case.

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