In some places, the car commute is down by as much as 11 percent in recent years. The rise of telecommuting offers to replace the expensive, emissions-intense commuting ritual with something greener and more productive.

Fracking spurs crude production to its highest level since 1986. This graph makes that milestone look even more impressive.

Russia naval and airspace incursions in the Baltic Sea area are aimed at deterring Sweden and Finland from increasing their cooperation with NATO.

While Poland’s shale dreams wither on the vine, Germany continues to stymie its own fracking potential.

India and Australia’s deepening maritime partnership will be a major factor in Asia’s Game of Thrones.

Iraq’s central government struck a deal over Kurdish oil late last week resolving a longstanding dispute. It’s welcome news, but the barriers to Iraq’s political and military effectiveness remain steep.

Some Americans who bought insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s Healthcare.gov will already have to switch to new plans or pay a hefty premium increase.

Japan’s economy is stalling. This is about more than just economics or Prime Minister Abe’s political fortunes. It is of key significance to the contest for supremacy in the Pacific.

Romanian voters have elected as President an unabashedly pro-West candidate who has decried Hungary’s illiberal turn under Viktor Orban.

There’s a fierce debate in Israel over whether the series of attacks on Israeli civilians and mass Palestinian unrest is the result of Palestinian radicalism or the provocations of Netanyahu’s government. Frustratingly, both sides are right.