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Losing flag. Photographer: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images

ISIS Remains Dangerous in Defeat

by Leonid Bershidsky | Jul 14, 2017 | Opinion

With Mosul recaptured from ISIS, part of its old town already in the hands of US-backed groups, probably weeks from being taken, ISIS is likely soon to be wiped off war zone maps. Like Lord Voldemort in the early Harry Potter books, it won’t have a physical...

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Targets lists. Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Scariest Thing About Cyberwarfare: No Rules of Engagement

by Leonid Bershidsky | Jul 10, 2017 | Opinion

A new report by Bloomberg News about Russia being suspected of recently hacking a dozen US power plants, including a nuclear one, is far more serious than any possible attempt to influence an election. It could be a sign of something even scarier: two military...

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AFP)

Angela Merkel Embraces German Nationalism with a Twist

by Leonid Bershidsky | Jun 27, 2017 | Opinion

There are certain points in history when it makes sense for a leader to define what it means to belong to a country and a culture. In 2017, quite a few countries appear to need a reminder. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has just attempted, with equal measures of...

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Helmut Kohl’s Unfinished Business

by Leonid Bershidsky | Jun 19, 2017 | Opinion

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who died at the age of 87 on Friday, was the man who put German history to bed. It was also he who, with his idealism, helped lay the groundwork for the current confrontation between Russia and the West. A local dialect speaker...

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No easy way for May. Photographer: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg

The EU Won’t Help a Weakened Theresa May

by Leonid Bershidsky | Jun 15, 2017 | Opinion

The only decent argument in favor of UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision not to step down as prime minister after a disastrous election is that the first round of Brexit talks is scheduled for June 19. The clock has been ticking on the two-year process...