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‘This Was About Killing as Many People as Possible’
An eyewitness account of Iran’s brutal campaign of retribution
Amy Kellogg
Will China’s Latest Purge Come for Xi Jinping?
The mysterious exit of top Chinese military officials raises the question of whether Xi is consolidating power or quickly losing it.
Frannie Block and Tanner Nau
Niall Ferguson: The Arrogance of Trump’s Foreign-Policy Critics
Trump’s full-time haters are incapable of considering the possibility that, like any U.S. administration, this one might get some things wrong and some…
Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson: How Trump Won Davos
I have never before seen a single individual so completely dominate this vast bazaar of the powerful, the wealthy, the famous, and the self-important.
Niall Ferguson
The Davos Crowd Gets the World Wrong Again
Reports of globalization’s death are greatly exaggerated, argues Tyler Cowen.
Tyler Cowen
Is Britain Giving Up on Jury Trials?
Drowning in backlogs, a desperate British government may be about to cut back the tradition it gave the world nearly 1,000 years ago.
Joshua Rozenberg
Trump Heads to Davos to Take Greenland
Threatened with a catastrophic trade war, Europe is likely to blink.
Kenneth Rogoff
The Iranian Regime Is Stronger Than We Think
While Iran’s protest movement has captured the West’s attention, we cannot underestimate the regime’s tolerance for bloodshed.
Haviv Rettig Gur
America’s Most Righteous War Produced Its Best Anti-War Novel
Why decorated veteran Elliot Ackerman loves ‘Catch-22.’
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America’s Most Righteous War Produced Its Best Anti-War Novel
Why decorated veteran Elliot Ackerman loves ‘Catch-22.’
Shilo Brooks
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The Killing Fields of Tehran
Iran’s leaders are betting that they can slaughter protesters by the thousands while the world watches.
Roya Hakakian
WATCH: Inside Iran’s Violent Crackdown
The number of casualties over the weekend reached an unprecedented 12,000 people nationwide, according to leaked internal figures.
Tanya Lukyanova
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