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Will Anxiety About Terrorism Affect the 2016 Election? Clinton Has the Advantage for Now.

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Washington Post
Joshua Busby

Joshua Busby discusses the 2016 election, and the affects of terrorism.

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Amid Divisive Crises, Europeans Rethink Open Borders

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Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder talks with NPR's Simon Scott about open borders in Europe.

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Cities Play Key Role in Climate Action

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Noah J. Toly

Noah Toly discusses the actions cities can take to assist in climate change reversal.

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Cities Play Key Role in Climate Action

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Next City
Noah J. Toly

Cities—especially a select number of influential, or global, cities—will take their place alongside nation-states as key actors shaping our world.

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From One Old Man to Another: Bernie Sanders, It's Time to Go Home

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Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

Richard Longworth discusses Bernie Sanders' run for presidency in 2016.

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Putin's Syria 'Success' Has Come at an Amazing Cost

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Financial Times
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder discusses Vladimir Putin's announcement ordering the withdrawal of Russian military from Syria.

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How the 'Trump Effect' Is Taking Hold in Europe Too

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Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

Richard Longworth examines how the "democratic deficit," in Europe is considered the "Trump effect" in America.

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A cautionary tale come November

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Chicago Tribune
Roger Thurow

Recently, I've been rereading "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." In this political season, William L. Shirer's mammoth history of Hitler's Germany seems a useful guide to how a skilled demagogue can seize and destroy a great nation.

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The Iran Deal and the US-Japan Alliance

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The Diplomat
Craig Kafura

Craig Kafura discusses the Iran Deal and the US-Japan relationship.

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Martin Falbisoner
Global Politics

The Victims of Wishful Thinking About Iran

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The National Interest
Saeid Golkar

Saeid Golkar discusses the belief that Iran wishes to resume open and benevolent relations with the West and the United States.

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