Get Brooklyn in Brussels

Amid illegal boat strikes, hypocritical pardons, Europe needs to make a decision on how to move forward on Ukraine. It's time the EU get behind a bold…

Dec 5 • 

Elmira Bayrasli

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November 2025

Book Review: The Spy Who Came in From 1776

Former CIA analyst Gina Bennett has turned to spy fiction.

Nov 26 • 

Karen J. Greenberg

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Balkan Lessons

As peace plans emerge for Gaza and Ukraine, Bosnia’s experience shows that agreements don’t fail on paper—they fail in the years the world forgets.

Nov 21 • 

Elmira Bayrasli

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The Prince and the President

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes to Washington next week. And Trump is rolling out the red carpet. He loves his autocrats.

Nov 14 • 

Elmira Bayrasli

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The End of Terror?

Dick Cheney is gone, but the world he built remains. Whether it ends now depends on who defines America’s next chapter.

Nov 7 • 

Elmira Bayrasli

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Turn Up the Volume

My 2025 election hot takes, mostly on what happened in NYC.. Hey, I'm a Brooklyn girl...

Nov 5 • 

Elmira Bayrasli

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October 2025

Trump v Reality

From inflation to foreign wars, Trump’s belief that he can dictate reality is colliding with the one thing he can’t control: the truth.

Oct 31 • 

Kate Brannen

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From Moscow to the Manosphere

A new book on Russian history traces how authoritarianism depends on restoring the patriarchal order. The American right believes American democracy…

Oct 24 • 

Elmira Bayrasli

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Peace in Ukraine: Pending

Trump’s Gaza “pause” gave him headlines, not peace. Now he’s turning to Ukraine—where the only inbox that matters sits in Beijing.

Oct 17 • 

Elmira Bayrasli

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And the Winner Is... Still Trump? 🤔

María Corina Machado won this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Does the move save the Nobel committee from Trump's wrath? Or embolden him to finish the job in…

Oct 10 • 

Elmira Bayrasli

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Lace-Up

From Trump's peace proposal to Japan's leadership fight: the old guard clings to the status quo, while Gen Z is out on the streets.

Oct 3 • 

Elmira Bayrasli

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September 2025

Challenging Militarism: Feminist Lessons from Korea

US militarism impacts women everywhere

Sep 26 • 

Cathi Choi

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