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Our top picks for the week:
Lessons from North Korea How to Avoid a Nuclear Iran By John Delury The central lesson from North Korea is that even the best nuclear deal with Iran is merely a prelude to the real diplomatic drama.

Don't Call It a Shakeup Why the Nuclear Deal Won't Change U.S. Regional Politics By Dalia Dassa Kaye Fears that a deal will lead to a major readjustment in U.S. regional strategy are overblown. Even if the administration is interested in reorienting its regional policies, there are a number of obstacles that will stand in the way.

Deal With It How to Turn the Framework Agreement into a Comprehensive Nuclear Deal By Gary Samore The basic contours of the recent agreement with Iran are solid, but the parties have a lot more work ahead of them. Here are some of the remaining disputes and how they might be settled.

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Terrorist Turf Wars Why al Shabab Attacked Kenya's Garissa University College By Joshua Meservey Al Shabab was once one of the premier terror groups in the world. Years before ISIS gobbled up sections of Syria and Iraq, al Shabab conquered and then governed most of southern Somalia. But the group has been in decline since its apex in 2010, and it is now fighting back.

In Defense of Financial Innovation Creative Finance Helps Everyone—Not Just the Rich By Andrew Palmer Wall Street may have helped engineer the economic crash of 2008 through its incessant experimentation, but not all familiar practices are safe and not all financial innovation is evil. The challenge is promoting innovation that helps improve lives and economic prospects.