A Green Dream Deferred
Britain’s Bursting Green Jobs Bubble

Green jobs aren’t appearing in Britain, just as they have failed to take off in America.

Don't Cry to Me Argentina
Argentina on the Clock as Debt Deadline Approaches

Argentina has until the end of the month to settle with the victors in its recent Supreme Court case, or else it will default. But so far, it looks like it might not even be negotiating at all.

ACA Agonistes
Insurance Companies Get New Customers Through ACA, But for How Long?

UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest insurer, will dramatically expand the number of state exchanges in which it offers plans next year. But widespread consumer confusion could threaten the stability of their new customer base.

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The Weekend Read
When The Hell That Is War Loses Its Power

“Between Sovereign states there can be no last resort except war; if war no longer serves that purpose, that fact alone proves that we must have a new concept of the state.”

—Hannah Arendt, in an interview with Adelbert Reif, 1970.

Vive La Françafrique!
France Sets Up Permanent Anti-Terror Force in Africa

France has established a standing force in Western Africa to counter terror threats. That’s likely to be helpful to both the region and the United States.

Crude Mistake
Chavismo Still Hamstringing Venezuelan Oil Production

In response to a 2003 strike, then-President Hugo Chávez fired some 18,000 employees from Venezuela’s state-owned oil firm. The effects of that decision are still visible in the country’s flagging oil production.

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Malaysia Air Flight 17
Dealing with Putin the Pariah

The tragedy of MH17 should be a wake-up call to Western leaders to stop dragging their feet and take decisive action now.

Libyan Afterparty
Libya to UN: Help Us Before We Become a "Failed State"

Libya’s Foreign Minister entreats the U.N. Security Council for non-military aid, warning that the country is dangerously close to becoming a “failed state.”

God Wars
Iraqi Christians Told to Convert, Submit, or Die

ISIS has ordered Christians in Mosul to convert or pay a tax—or die. Christianity in the Middle East is becoming increasingly imperiled.

Show Me the Money
China’s South American Headache

They both resent American power, and they both have Marxist roots. But can China and the Latin American lefties play nice? Negotiations may be bumpier than expected.

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