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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    Syria
    The 3 problems that doomed Syria peace talksThe 3 problems that doomed Syria peace talks
    Syria

    The world’s latest attempt to end the Syrian war lasted less than five days.

    By Max Fisher
    Politics
    Why I’m not writing off Bernie Sanders on foreign policyWhy I’m not writing off Bernie Sanders on foreign policy
    Politics

    Sanders is refusing to jump through the usual hoops in proving his foreign policy cred. And that’s fine.

    By Max Fisher
    Politics
    The Hillary Clinton top-secret email controversy, explainedThe Hillary Clinton top-secret email controversy, explained
    Politics

    Why are the emails classified, and why does Clinton want them released?

    By Max Fisher
    Politics
    The Fox News debate showed how Republicans created the Trump problem now destroying themThe Fox News debate showed how Republicans created the Trump problem now destroying them
    Politics

    The GOP and Fox News might hate Trump, but they are maintaining the ecosystem of paranoid rage that drives him.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    The very silly controversy over Iran and Italy’s nude statues, explainedThe very silly controversy over Iran and Italy’s nude statues, explained
    World Politics

    Italian officials put some boxes over nude statues at a Rome museum where Hassan Rouhani was speaking.

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    Vladimir Putin is not in charge of Syria, never has been, and never will beVladimir Putin is not in charge of Syria, never has been, and never will be
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    Syria

    He reportedly tried and failed to push out Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. He might have no plan B.

    By Max Fisher
    Politics
    Hillary Clinton’s odd new Sanders attack shows the Democrats are a mess on foreign policyHillary Clinton’s odd new Sanders attack shows the Democrats are a mess on foreign policy
    Politics

    No, Bernie Sanders does not want to normalize relations with Iran.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    A revealing map of where America and Russia’s top diplomats traveled in 2015A revealing map of where America and Russia’s top diplomats traveled in 2015
    World Politics

    There are some interesting lessons in here about the US and Russia as global powers.

    By Max Fisher
    Politics
    This Bernie Sanders ad perfectly demonstrates his problem on foreign policyThis Bernie Sanders ad perfectly demonstrates his problem on foreign policy
    Politics

    A new ad on ISIS has a somewhat awkward message.

    By Max Fisher
    The Israel-Palestine conflict: a 10-minute history
    Video
    By Johnny Harris and Max Fisher