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Columns and Articles by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman

December 01, 2023

Future of our Enemies


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October 27, 2023

Palestinian Tragedy


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May 19, 2023

Religion at War with Itself


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April 28, 2023

Religion and Democracy


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April 21, 2023

The History of Lying


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April 14, 2023

How Goes It With Women Around the World?


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November 11, 2022

Revolutiions in Russia and Iran


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October 24, 2022

The Afghan Disaster (2 of 2)


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June 10, 2022

Russia and China: Frenemies?


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May 27, 2022

Democracy or Dictatorship?


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April 01, 2022

Reliable Sources: How Do You Know That? (Part 2)


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March 25, 2022

Reliable Sources: How Do You Know That? (Part 1)


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March 11, 2022

Weaponizing Lies


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March 04, 2022

Putin: A Genius or Unhinged?


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February 11, 2022

Weaponizing Lies


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November 12, 2021

Steve Bannon: Anarchist Operative


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October 08, 2021

The Fate of Tyrants


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August 06, 2021

Threats to Democracy


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July 02, 2021

World War IV, by Stealth


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World War IV, by Stealth


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June 25, 2021

Census Analysis (2 of 2)


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June 18, 2021

Census Analysis (1 of 2)


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January 15, 2021

Trump?s Dim Future


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Trump?s Dim Future


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December 25, 2020

America?s Founding Principles


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September 18, 2020

Putin?s Own Problems


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September 11, 2020

"With Him, All Roads Lead to Putin"


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September 04, 2020

Putin?s Hit List


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July 10, 2020

Earning Their Spurs


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June 19, 2020

Pandemic Playbook for Dictators


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May 08, 2020

The Crisis in Leadership


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January 03, 2020

Trust and Truth in Democracy


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November 22, 2019

Putin?s Puffy Puppet


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November 01, 2019

The Paranoid Style in History


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October 25, 2019

Rule of Law Is Not a Given.


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July 12, 2019

Democracy and Sacred Honor


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October 05, 2018

The Liberal World Order.


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September 15, 2018

Saudi men resist women driving.


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September 01, 2018

Could Iran Collapse?


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August 04, 2018

The Assault on Truth


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July 21, 2018

The "Deep State" Conspiracy


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June 23, 2018

Why Populism is On The March Everywhere


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May 05, 2018

Census taking outside of the US


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December 30, 2017

What are Laws and Norms?


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October 07, 2017

The Eternal Russia


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August 19, 2017

Iran's Simmering Rebellion


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July 22, 2017

Humor Can Bring Down a State


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July 08, 2017

Liberal or Illiberal Democracies, What Are They?


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April 29, 2017

Russia?s New Global Aims


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April 22, 2017

America Has 250 Years of Consistent Foreign Policy


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December 17, 2016

Populism?s Unanticipated Consequences: Dictatorship


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October 22, 2016

It Can?t Happen Here?


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February 20, 2016

Do You Really Want a Revolution?


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September 26, 2015

Whose Fault is the Immigrant Crisis?


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May 02, 2015

The Nation-State Idea is Not Cast in Stone.


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July 05, 2014

The Borders in the Middle East are Changing.


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December 21, 2013

Countries Can Be Judged By Their Internments


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September 14, 2013

Moral Foreign Policy May Not Be Prudent Foreign Policy.


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September 07, 2013

Syria: International Norms Have No Teeth without the US


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August 06, 2013

The Muslim World Is Facing an Internal Crisis.


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July 20, 2013

Egypt’s Problems Go Beyond Morsi.


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July 06, 2013

Russia is an Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery


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June 15, 2013

The Chechens Are a Model of Dysfunction.


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December 22, 2012

Peace On Earth Is a Real Challenge.


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November 17, 2012

Morphing to Murder


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October 27, 2012

The President and Challenger Tangle on Foreign Policy


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August 04, 2012

Why Do We Give a Pass to Evil?


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June 02, 2012

Sometimes Inaction Against Bad Guys Has Dangerous Consequences.


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March 29, 2012

There Are No Easy Answers for US Policy in Syria


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March 17, 2012

Denial is not a river in Egypt.


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January 26, 2012

Democracy Can Have a Dark Underbelly


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January 11, 2012

What Happens When People Suddenly Have Choices?


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January 07, 2012

Arab Spring Is a Conflict between Religion and Nationalism.


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December 08, 2011

TV Humor and Soaps Are Potent Tools For Democracy.


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November 03, 2011

Global Violence Declines---Except in the Middle East--Part 2.


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July 30, 2011

Some People Choose Bad Bedfellows for Their Summer Vacation


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May 14, 2011

After Arab Spring, Then What?


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April 23, 2011

American Foreign Policies Cannot Always Be Consistent.


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March 12, 2011

Tyrants have a long history.


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February 24, 2011

Iran Is Closer To Imploding


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