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June 30 - The Russian Jihadis behind the Terrorist Attack in Istanbul; The Looming Collapse of Oil-Rich Venezuela; The Fragile States Index of 2016

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June 28 - What the Endless Republican Benghazi Circus Covers Up; Electoral Discontent in the UK and the US; Blowback For Erdogan's Previous Arming of ISIS

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January 12 - Iran's Seizure of US Patrol Boats and a Terrorist Bombing of Tourists in Istanbul; Obama's Conundrum of Speaking Truth to a Fearful Nation; Two Former White House Speechwriters on the Upcoming SOTU Speech

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June 3 - Turkish Media Blackout of Demonstrations; Did China Win the Iraq War?; Finally Push Back Against Republican Obstructionism

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