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Bernie Sanders

Democrats Are Not Talking to Swing Voters

If Democrats run on abolishing health insurance and decriminalizing illegal immigration, they will lose.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 1, 2019May 30, 2022
Hashim Thaçi

Kosovo Must Come to Terms with Reality

Rather than dream of unification with Albania, Kosovo must focus on getting a deal with Serbia.

Nemanja PopovicNemanja PopovićAugust 1, 2019December 2, 2021
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

Merkel Successor Given Poisoned Chalice?

The defense portfolio is one of the toughest jobs in Berlin. Why give it to Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer?

Aryaman BhatnagarAryaman BhatnagarJuly 29, 2019December 2, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Parties Break Cardinal Rules of Coalition Politics

The result could be another election.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 25, 2019November 18, 2021
de Young Museum San Francisco California

How to Lose Friends and Influence People

It wouldn’t hurt the woke left to be a little more pragmatic.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 22, 2019December 2, 2021
Milan Italy

Italy Is Failing Its Next Generation

Italians need to stop blaming outsiders and start owning up to their country’s shortcomings.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 20, 2019November 28, 2021
Mariano Rajoy

Conservatives Put Party Before Country. They’ve Harmed Both

And they call it patriotism.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 18, 2019November 27, 2021

Elizabeth Warren May Be the Strongest Democratic Candidate

The Massachusetts senator is trending up in the polls and raising more money than most candidates.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 17, 2019November 24, 2021

Turkey’s Purchase of a Russian Missile System, Explained

Turkey is going ahead with a deal that its NATO allies have condemned. Why?

Avatar photoKristijonas MedelisJuly 16, 2019November 21, 2021
Pablo Iglesias Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Politicians Need to Come to Grips with Coalition Politics

The center-left and center-right can no longer govern on their own. They need to compromise.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 15, 2019November 18, 2021
Nancy Pelosi Jens Stoltenberg

Don’t Blame Nancy Pelosi for Doing Her Job

The Democratic leader knows how to count votes and take the flak for vulnerable House members.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 12, 2019November 29, 2021
Santiago Abascal

Vox Is Unreliable Partner for Spanish Right

Every time the far right gets what it wants, it asks for something more.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 11, 2019November 29, 2021
Jens Stoltenberg Donald Trump Theresa May

British “Patriots” Kowtow to Trump

So much for British sovereignty.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 10, 2019November 15, 2021
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Donald Trump

Middle East Allies Are Wrong to Bet on Trump

Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey need to plan for the day after Trump.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 9, 2019November 27, 2021
San Francisco California

Democrats Are Closer to the Center Than Republicans

But they must still be wary of moving too far to the left.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 6, 2019April 20, 2022

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