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An aerial view shows Doha’s diplomatic area March 21, 2013. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad


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Supermax is the appropriate punishment. Photographer: Bob Daemmrich/AFP/Getty Images


Arrest the American ISIS Fighter

Arrest the American ISIS Fighter

President Donald Trump has to decide what to do with an American who was fighting for ISIS, captured by Kurdish forces in Syria and handed over this week to the US military. The best solution is also the simplest: Charge him with material support for terrorism,...
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Members of the media raise their hands for questions. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)


Bring Back the Ombudsman

Bring Back the Ombudsman

How can news organizations avoid the trap that President Trump has laid for them in his attacks on the media as a one-sided “opposition party” that caters to anti-Trump elites and purveys “fake news” to readers and viewers? Part of the answer is simply for journalists...
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Buildings are seen on a coast line in Doha, Qatar June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer


Qatar Under Pressure

Qatar Under Pressure

The way things are going and the measures taken by the four countries to end the Qatari situation means that expectations are high that they will succeed no matter how strongly the government in Doha resisted. This week’s political meetings in New York had shed a...
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A Syrian Kurdish refugee comforts her child after they crossed into Turkey, fleeing fighting around Kobani (Reuters)


Syria, Iraq and the Hurricane

Syria, Iraq and the Hurricane

An Arab man is glued to his television. The scenes are spectacular and unprecedented. The most powerful country in the world stands alarmed and tries to salvage what can be saved. Nature’s anger is a beast that cannot be detained. The hurricane speed exceeded 200...
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Iran and six world powers signed the nuclear deal in 2015. (AFP)


Fans of Iran Nuke Deal Start to Acknowledge its Flaws

Fans of Iran Nuke Deal Start to Acknowledge its Flaws

The public line from the supporters of the Iran nuclear deal in the last two years has been clear. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the core agreement is known, is wonderful. As Barack Obama said after its negotiations were completed in 2015:...