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Netanyahu’s West Bank Annexation Talk Was No Gaffe

Hands have been wringing over Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s revelation that Israel has been discussing its annexation of the West Bank—long a diplomatic taboo—with the Trump White House. Trump already exploded a central rule of the long-played diplomatic game by…

Russia’s Election Meddling: Worse Than a Crime; a Blunder

When Napoleon Bonaparte executed the Duc d’Enghien in 1804 for what seemed like trumped-up treason charges, the implications extended far beyond questions of French justice and even beyond the borders of France. European leaders were shocked, and the episode helped…