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The “Facebook”-logo is pictured on the sidelines of a press preview of the so-called “Facebook Innovation Hub” in Berlin on February 24, 2016. TOBIAS SCHWARZ AFP/Getty Images

Facebook Marks the End of Social Media’s Wild West

by Conor Sen | Sep 27, 2017 | Opinion

The news that Facebook will turn over details of Russian ad buys to Congress recalls a column written by my colleague Eli Lake early year. He wrote that in forcing National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to resign, President Donald Trump “caved in to his...

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German Chancellor and CDU party leader Angela Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer arrive at a polling station on September 24, 2017 in Berlin during general elections. AFP photo

Germany’s Nationalists Join the 13-Percent Club

by Leonid Bershidsky | Sep 27, 2017 | Opinion

The Alternative for Germany’s 12.6 percent result in Sunday’s election wraps up an important political season for European nationalist populists. It’s a showing that has worried many both in and outside Germany; but, all things considered, it’s...

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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has led Iran’s negotiation team to reach nuclear deal [Reuters]

Confronting North Korean and Iran

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 26, 2017 | Opinion

The weak Iranian nuclear agreement adopted by the former US administration and signed by Iran is partially responsible for North Korea’s rush to develop its own nuclear program. Iran was rewarded $150 billion, with profits, as part of the deal after funds...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Is Russia the US’s Best Chance With North Korea?

by Dmitri Trenin | Sep 25, 2017 | Opinion

Russia is usually seen as relatively unimportant to most discussions about the North Korea nuclear crisis, yet it is in a unique position to help de-escalate it. Despite rising tensions between Moscow and Washington — over Russia’s interventions in Crimea and Syria,...

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The Sirius Star, a Saudi oil tanker in an undated photo. (Reuters)

Embarking on the Maritime Industry

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 25, 2017 | Opinion

It is only natural for a country like Saudi Arabia surrounded by water to consider investing in maritime industries and services. The kingdom overlooks about 2600 kilometers of very long shores from Ras al-Khafaji in the Gulf to the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea. This...

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People at a rally this month for an independent Kurdistan, in Erbil (Photo: Oliver Weiken, AP)

Barzani, the Independence and the Earthquake

by Ghassan Charbel | Sep 25, 2017 | Opinion

Today, he will be the center of attention. He will be the star of discussions and media screens. Opinions will be divided about the storm that he triggered. Some people will say that the man chose the wrong time. Others will say that he was quick to reveal his real...