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• Select Iraq Today: A report from the ground.

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  Iraq Today: A report from the ground.

  Author:Sam SweeneyFrom:National Review (Vol. 75, Issue 6)

  Apr. 3, 20232,144 words Article 1230LBaghdad It is safe to say that Iraq's security situation is the best it has been since the U.S. invasion of 2003. After years of violence, the capital, Baghdad, almost feels normal. With an American passport, one can...
• Select A new normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran doesn't herald a new era of peace in the Middle East, but it does offer a glimpse of the region's potential future as America fumbles.

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  A new normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran doesn't herald a new era of peace in the Middle East, but it does offer a glimpse of the region's potential future as America fumbles.

  From:National Review (Vol. 75, Issue 6)

  Apr. 3, 2023195 words Brief article 1300LA new normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran doesn't herald a new era of peace in the Middle East, but it does offer a glimpse of the region's potential future as America fumbles. The announcement was...
• Select Twenty years ago--on March 20, 2003--the U.S. and Britain invaded Iraq.

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  Twenty years ago--on March 20, 2003--the U.S. and Britain invaded Iraq.

  From:National Review (Vol. 75, Issue 6)

  Apr. 3, 2023168 words Brief article 1330LTwenty years ago--on March 20, 2003--the U.S. and Britain invaded Iraq. The war and its aftershocks are still with us. At immense cost in blood and treasure and to the domestic tranquility of our politics, the U.S....
• Select Offensives.

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  Offensives.

  From:National Review (Vol. 75, Issue 6)

  Apr. 3, 2023509 words Article 1070LThe end of winter offers a chance to judge the success of Russia's winter offensive in Ukraine. The results have been unimpressive. Steady pressure on the city of Bakhmut in the Donbas has gained ground, but at a...
• Select THE IRAQ WAR AT 20: A Symposium.

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  THE IRAQ WAR AT 20: A Symposium.

  From:National Review (Vol. 75, Issue 6)

  Apr. 3, 202314,262 words Article 1340LELLIOT ACKERMAN When the war in Iraq began, we were in crisis. We were young Marine second lieutenants training in Quantico, Va. Most of us had never seen combat. We were convinced that we would miss our generation's...
• Select White South African farmers are thriving in Mississippi.

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  White South African farmers are thriving in Mississippi.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 25, 2023707 words Article 1300LWhite south africans started working on farms in Mississippi more than two decades ago, if Andrew Johnson (pictured) remembers correctly. At Pitts Farm, where the sexagenarian farm worker was formerly employed, records...
• Select Kori Schake on how America has moved beyond the debacle of the Iraq war.

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  Kori Schake on how America has moved beyond the debacle of the Iraq war.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 25, 2023895 words Viewpoint essay 1290LThe invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the mismanagement of what followed significantly diminished American power, making our security and prosperity more difficult and costly to sustain. They were mistakes of historic...
• Select Younger Americans are friendlier to China.

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  Younger Americans are friendlier to China.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 25, 2023306 words Brief article 1190LTHE competition between America and China is infiltrating college dorm rooms. Citing national security concerns, at least 29 states have banned TikTok, the video app owned by ByteDance, a Chinese firm, on government...
• Select How the Cherry Blossoms Came to Washington: The full story is rarely told how a famed botanist, a pioneering female journalist, and First Lady Helen Taft battled reluctant bureaucrats to bring Japanese cherry trees to Washington.

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  How the Cherry Blossoms Came to Washington: The full story is rarely told how a famed botanist, a pioneering female journalist, and First Lady Helen Taft battled reluctant bureaucrats to bring Japanese cherry trees to Washington.

  Author:Edwin S. GrosvenorFrom:American Heritage (Vol. 68, Issue 2)

  Spring 20231,955 words Article 1310LThis spring, one of the most delightful signs of rebirth after a deadly pandemic and dreary months of winter will be the blossoming of hundreds of cherry trees along the Tidal Basin, which typically brings an estimated...
• Select THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND.

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  THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND.

  Author:Larry PorgesFrom:Aviation History (Vol. 33, Issue 2)

  Spring 2023289 words Brief article 1270LFidel Castro's Communist takeover of Cuba ushered in a period of conflict and tension with the United States that has lasted ever since the 1959 revolution. Tucked amid the saber-rattling was the Freedom Flight program...
• Select How the Iraq war became a threat to American democracy.

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  How the Iraq war became a threat to American democracy.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 22, 20231,004 words Article 1120LTwenty years ago, President George W. Bush stood before the American people and proposed a radical intervention to head off a growing menace in one of the world's most troubled regions. "Seldom has history offered a...
• Select How the Iraq war bent America's army out of shape.

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  How the Iraq war bent America's army out of shape.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 21, 20231,204 words Article 1320LTHE IRAQ war began on March 21st 2003, when Baghdad's night sky lit up with American guided bombs and tracer fire. "This will be a campaign unlike any other in history," promised General Tommy Franks, the cigar-chomping...
• Select After allowing what the U.S. knew to be a Chinese spy balloon to enter American airspace over the Aleutian Islands and drift across the continental United States before finally blowing it out of the sky over Myrtle Beach, S.C., the Biden administration suddenly became trigger-happy.

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  After allowing what the U.S. knew to be a Chinese spy balloon to enter American airspace over the Aleutian Islands and drift across the continental United States before finally blowing it out of the sky over Myrtle Beach, S.C., the Biden administration suddenly became trigger-happy.

  From:National Review (Vol. 75, Issue 5)

  Mar. 20, 2023170 words Brief article 1620LAfter allowing what the U.S. knew to be a Chinese spy balloon to enter American airspace over the Aleutian Islands and drift across the continental United States before finally blowing it out of the sky over Myrtle...
• Select Alexei Navalny's chief of staff says personal sanctions need rethinking.

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  Alexei Navalny's chief of staff says personal sanctions need rethinking.

  Author:Leonid VolkovFrom:The Economist

  Mar. 18, 20231,136 words Viewpoint essay 1180LON MARCH 15TH the European Union will decide whether to prolong sanctions against Russian individuals. It is a good moment to take stock of their effectiveness. Last month in his state-of-the-nation address, Vladimir...
• Select Politics.

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  Politics.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 18, 20231,068 words Article 1250LAnthony Albanese, the prime minister of Australia, and Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of Britain, met Joe Biden, the American president, in San Diego to announce the next stage of the three countries' Mr Albanese then...
• Select The AUKUS pact is a model for Western allies.

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  The AUKUS pact is a model for Western allies.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 18, 2023718 words Article 1110LAustralian and British sailors have been visiting American submarines for decades. It would be hard to imagine closer allies than their three countries. But as those sailors approached the engine room they would come to...
• Select Florida's governor has blundered over Ukraine.

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  Florida's governor has blundered over Ukraine.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 18, 2023713 words Article 1220LPEOPLE SPOUT all sorts of nonsense to get themselves elected. Most of the time it does not matter, because memories fade and circumstances change. This week, however, Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida and the most...
• Select The alliance between Australia, Britain and America is seriously ambitious.

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  The alliance between Australia, Britain and America is seriously ambitious.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 13, 20231,675 words Article 1430LIN 1908 the second USS Missouri, an American battleship, sailed from San Francisco to Sydney, part of the so-called Great White Fleet's tour of Asia and circumnavigation of the world. Her successor, the third USS...
• Select Spy Games.

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  Spy Games.

  Author:Yudhijit BhattacharjeeFrom:The New York Times Magazine

  Mar. 12, 20237,574 words Article 1270LTo hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android . In March 2017, an engineer at G.E. Aviation in Cincinnati whom I will refer to using part of his Chinese given...
• Select Tough language from Xi Jinping belies his anxiety.

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  Tough language from Xi Jinping belies his anxiety.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 11, 20231,081 words Article 1200LChina's all-out struggle to crush covid-19 is now over, but its leaders still see a world fraught with peril. During the annual session of the country's parliament, which began on March 5th, Chinese officials have been...