Pipeline Politics
Does Canada Still Need Keystone?

Trump’s support isn’t by itself enough to finish construction on the languishing pipeline.

American Balkanization
This Is How the Country Breaks Apart

A California policy shows how the architecture of federalism could start to break down.

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convenient illusions
Is Trump an Ordinary Republican?

Both parties should be more honest about the President’s real ideology (or lack thereof).

The Art of the Deal
Could Trump Pry Russia and Iran Apart?

The outlines for how the Trump Administration thinks a “reset” with Russia might work are coming into focus. The chances for it actually working remain lower than most think.

Horn of Africa
‘Democracy’ in Somalia Looks a Lot Like Oligarchy

…and that may not be such a bad thing.

Recessional
Racist Russians Insult Obama Hoping for Trump’s Approval

Clearly a lot of frustration for the outgoing American President has been stored up in the Russian psyche.

Media Criticism
Clearing Up the Fog of War in Ivory Coast

What’s happening in the Ivory Coast is a story of disappointment, ambition, calculated violence, and betrayal.

Putin's Retirement Plan?
Rosneft’s So-Called Privatization Gets Murkier

The sanctioned Russian bank VTB, a Kremlin favorite, had a critical role to play in the sale of a government oil company stake last month. Cui bono?

Wet Foot Dry Foot
President Obama’s Cynical Cuban Refugee Ploy

The President’s change in policy toward Cuban refugees seems to have more basis in domestic politics than international relations.

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defending liberalism
The Danger of President Obama’s Farewell Address

The president’s farewell remarks collapsed America’s crisis of governance into a partisan left-right squabble.

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