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What does Turkey want?
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The case for an official Kurdish nation.
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On Paris, ISIS, and the implications for public diplomacy.
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Philip Seib on Russia and disinformation.
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Philip Seib on Israeli intervention in America's highly partisan politics.
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The challenges of countering ISIL's shrewd use of social media.
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Anti-extremism messaging isn't working. So why are governments reluctant to change tactics?
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Philip Seib on engaging with Iran.
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