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Roger Kaplan

Roger Kaplan, a Washington-based writer, covers the Middle East and Africa (and tennis) for The American Spectator.

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by Roger Kaplan | Apr 29, 2016

Let us posit for a moment that a certain class of doomsday scribes is correct: if Donald Trump wins the…

by Roger Kaplan | Apr 25, 2016

Obama’s advice to Britain is not always welcome. From an American perspective, President Barack Obama traveling to England to wish…

by Roger Kaplan | Apr 22, 2016

From an American perspective, President Barack Obama traveling to England to wish Queen Elizabeth a happy 90th birthday, play a…

by Roger Kaplan | Mar 25, 2016

From the Bild (Germany), sort of their NY Post: Warum wir den Kampf gegen ISIS gerade verlieren! From a local…

by Roger Kaplan | Mar 10, 2016

I thought Paris would be balmy, but it was still cold and damp, in fact it snowed, so I came…

by Roger Kaplan | Mar 1, 2016

Not surprisingly, the two most — what is the word I am looking for? Objective? Serene? Pragmatic? — observers of…

by Roger Kaplan | Feb 12, 2016

In a Wall Street Journal column February 11, my second favorite of that esteemed paper’s writers makes the case for…

by Roger Kaplan | Jan 29, 2016

The conservative crackup, to use Mr. Tyrrell’s term, continues apace, as even within the pages of National Review, which published…

by Roger Kaplan | Jan 28, 2016

It has been a nice fortnight at the Australian Open, with pleasant weather most days and good behavior (at least…

by Roger Kaplan | Nov 23, 2015

Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists killed at least 27 hostages in a Radisson-Blu hotel in the Mali capital of Bamako on Friday,…