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Putin's Philosopher Ivan Ilyin and the Ideology of Moscow's Rule By Anton Barbashin and Hannah Thoburn Ilyin has also received a great deal of attention from seemingly polar opposite groups within Russian society. The Putin administration often quotes him. Members of the Russian Orthodox Church have praised him as a “religious philosopher” who “preached about the spiritual renewal and rebirth of Russia.” And a leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation called him someone who “made a very significant contribution to the development of the Russian state ideology of patriotism.” So, who is Mr. Ilyin?

Iraq in Pieces Breaking Up to Stay Together By Ali Khedery Today the Iraqi army has all but collapsed, Shiite militants who have sworn allegiance to Iran’s supreme leader operate with impunity, and the Islamic State controls more than a third of Iraq and half of Syria. It is time for Washington to abandon the idea of a reunified Iraq within artificial borders. Self-determination for the various parts of Iraq and Syria represents the best chance of containing the sectarian violence and protecting the remainder of the Middle East from still further chaos.

Europe's Hungary Problem Viktor Orban Flouts the Union By R. Daniel Kelemen As Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has consolidated power and built an increasingly authoritarian regime, he has thumbed his nose at the European Union—and mostly gotten away with it. Over the past few years, Orban has been a mild embarrassment for the union, but in his callous and shortsighted reaction to the ongoing refugee crisis, he has become a disgrace.

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Oxford University Press launches new journal, Global Summitry: Politics, Economics, and Law in International Governance From Global Summitry’s inaugural issue, “International Migration and Global Governance” discusses current trends in international migration and highlights the need for global governance of international migration. The article explores reasons why this form of global governance has lagged behind others and reviews the steps that have been taken since the early twentieth century to foster greater international cooperation. Read now

Thoroughly Modern Muslim Celebrating Eid In Istanbul By Nick Danforth Today, many in Turkey will celebrate Eid by purchasing sheep or cows, slaughtering them, and distributing the meat to the poor. Meanwhile, many members of Turkey’s self-consciously Western elite will participate in their own tradition: denouncing the whole thing as barbaric. Alongside these two basic positions, however, there are a host of more surprising arguments, many put forward by pro-sacrifice conservatives eager to claim the modernist high ground.

Putin's Damascus Steal How Russia Got Ahead in the Middle East  By Dmitry Adamsky Once more, the Kremlin is increasingly assertive in the Middle East, and once more, it has surprised the West. Emboldened by its perceived success in addressing regional challenges and capitalizing on opportunities, it has gotten closer than ever to its key diplomatic objective: acquiring a regional status on par with Washington’s.