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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

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    Have Israelis forgotten how to see a threat?Have Israelis forgotten how to see a threat?
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    Israelis are shrugging at the rapidly expanding chaos in nearby Syria and Iraq.

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    The terrorist group that sells electricityThe terrorist group that sells electricity
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    The terrorist group is beating its opponents in part by extracting money from the conflict.

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    Are we honoring Navy SEALs or exploiting them?Are we honoring Navy SEALs or exploiting them?
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    How Americans turned our most celebrated special forces into a brand and a commodity.

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    This creepy photo sums up Egypt’s new presidencyThis creepy photo sums up Egypt’s new presidency
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    How a crowd in Cairo celebrated the coronation of military leader Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.

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    The story of D-Day, in five mapsThe story of D-Day, in five maps
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    On the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the war’s most important assault re-told in maps.

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    5 awkward world leader moments at the D-Day summit5 awkward world leader moments at the D-Day summit
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    Things got a little weird between Obama and Putin, and they stayed that way.

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    Bergdahl and Obama’s Gitmo predicamentBergdahl and Obama’s Gitmo predicament
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    Critics on the right and left see the Taliban prisoner swap as proof that Obama could empty the prison unilaterally.

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    What happens if you ask in China about TiananmenWhat happens if you ask in China about Tiananmen
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    A powerful short documentary shows how China got its citizens to forget such an important event.

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    Most Chinese students have never heard of Tank ManMost Chinese students have never heard of Tank Man
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    China’s success in enforcing a near-total amnesia of the massacre has politically neutered a generation.

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    This 1989 speech is one of China’s most importantThis 1989 speech is one of China’s most important
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    Two days before the Tiananmen crackdown, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping made a then-unpopular case for linking economic reform with tight-fisted politics.

    By Max Fisher