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James Bowen
James Bowen is a writer, editor, and analyst of international affairs. He is based at the International Peace Institute in New York, where he edits The Global Observatory. James has also contributed to outlets including The Atlantic, The Diplomat, World Policy Journal, World Politics Review, New Europe, The National Interest, and Radio National Australia. He is a former speechwriter with the Australian and West Australian governments.
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23 Aug 2017 15:30It seems Trump has been co-opted by the powerful military and foreign policy establishment in Washington - memorably described as 'the Blob' by former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes.
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15 Feb 2017 18:02The communications strategy employed during Trump's successful primaries and general election campaigns has not been as effective since the inauguration.
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19 Jan 2017 16:13Obama leaves office enjoying unusually high approval ratings while simultaneously fearing the wholesale destruction of his legacy.
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18 Nov 2016 13:05US institutions are wholly unprepared to deal with a candidate they have never envisioned.
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20 Oct 2016 17:45'I will look at it at the time' is bound to be the lasting line from the third and final debate of the 2016 US presidential campaign, and it's a wo
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10 Oct 2016 18:18A good pitch for the next Hillary Clinton advertising campaign might be to highlight the relative ease with which she could approach negotiations w
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22 Aug 2016 14:16At the start of this strange US presidential election cycle only a hubristic Vladimir Putin might have expected that he and the Russian-influenced
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05 Aug 2016 16:14