Enviro-Mental
Latvia and Greece Hop on the Anti-Science, Anti-GMO Bandwagon

The two EU members have the dubious distinction of being the first to officially “opt-out” of scientifically approved GM crops.

Off To The Races
Pakistan Building Nukes at a Brisk Clip

In the next five to ten years, Pakistan could have more nuclear weapons than any country in the world, except the United States and Russia. Whatever might it do with that surplus?

Siberian Shutdown
Moscow’s Arctic Projects Left Out in the Cold

Western sanctions and turmoil in China have left Russia with precious few options for financing new Siberian energy projects.

Asia's Game of Thrones
As Beijing Lashes Out, the Anti-China Coalition Grows

As Beijing’s moves to secure territory in Asia’s coastal waters get more frequent and more menacing, the coalition of countries bent on thwarting Chinese expansionism is solidifying.

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Moscow and the West
Russia’s Love Affair with Germany

Germany has historically been closely intertwined with Russia, and in recent years Germans have been intimately involved in helping Russia’s personalized power system to survive. But all that may now be changing.

Blue Model Brussels
EU Corporatism Stifles Digital Age Promise

Trying to use industrial-age corporatism to mold the next Google is doomed to failure.

ACA Agonistes
ACA Rate Increases Go National

The great hope of ACA supporters that regulators would deny premium hikes is looking shaky.

The Ukraine Mess
Ukraine Gets Its Debt Deal

But the kind of reforms Ukraine needs firmly to place itself on a Westward trajectory still do not appear to be taking hold.

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