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Bashar Assad’s impunity is undermining the fight against Islamic State
International comparisons are popular, influential—and sometimes flawed
Two accidents, even though one was fatal, should not stop private enterprise from going into space
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Experts look back at the economic system that dominates the Western world
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Today’s jihadists are too extreme even for leading ideologues of holy war
Labour’s woes in Scotland could cost it the next general election
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A Swiss banker is acquitted
The growth rate of the developed world has been slowing for decades
A series of trials for war crimes still matter politically, but less than before
The rapid spread of Christianity is forcing an official rethink on religion
A new study confirms suspicions about what drives planning decisions
Jordanians may be quiet, but it doesn't mean they are satisfied
A new strategy reduces pension funds’ risks, but it has a cost
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