Professor Barbara F. Walter, a renowned expert on civil wars around the world, warns that the United States meets key criteria for nations heading toward major political violence. We ignore the ...

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Barbara F. Walter, author of “How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them, warned Sunday that democracy in the United States is in decline and President Donald Trump could create "fake emergencies" to ...

Vali Nasr, a Middle East expert and author of “Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History,” weighs in on the latest with Israel-Iran. Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake says America’s global ...