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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

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    What US airstrikes mean for Iraq’s crisisWhat US airstrikes mean for Iraq’s crisis
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    Millions of Iraqis are living on the wrong side of Obama’s red line.

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    The US is bombing its own guns in IraqThe US is bombing its own guns in Iraq
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    This one bitterly ironic detail encapsulates a decade of American misadventure in Iraq.

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    Obama’s implicit bargain with ISIS for IraqObama’s implicit bargain with ISIS for Iraq
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    The president drew a red line around the Kurdish region. What about everyone outside of it?

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    How the Iraq crisis got so bad, in 3 minutesHow the Iraq crisis got so bad, in 3 minutes
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    How did things get so dire in Iraq?

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    The awful threat ISIS poses to Iraq’s minoritiesThe awful threat ISIS poses to Iraq’s minorities
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    The jihadist group ISIS is threatening to kill thousands of civilians from a religious minority group.

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    9 questions about the caliphate in Iraq and Syria9 questions about the caliphate in Iraq and Syria
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    What is a caliphate, why did ISIS declare one, and why is it so brutal?

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    The perfect answer to Islamophobes on airplanesThe perfect answer to Islamophobes on airplanes
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    Complaining about Muslim airplane passengers isn’t just intolerant, it’s factually incorrect.

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    Map: Every Obama call to a foreign leader in 2014Map: Every Obama call to a foreign leader in 2014
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    This map shows just how much US foreign policy is focusing on Europe this year.

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    Israeli web poll: 48% want to give Obama ebolaIsraeli web poll: 48% want to give Obama ebola
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    It’s far from scientific, but popular Israeli distrust of Obama is pretty well established.

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    The video of a bird pooping on Putin is a hoaxThe video of a bird pooping on Putin is a hoax
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    It wasn’t even the most ridiculous part of Putin’s WWI speech.

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