Development in Africa
Growth Expectations Stir Unrest in Ivory Coast

Events in Ivory Coast remind us that rising expectations produce more revolutions than poverty.

fighting the future
Blue Model Devours Italian Innovation

Some creative Italians have found a way to beat their country’s job-destroying Euro woes—and the powers that be have immediately organized to crush it.

Asia's Game of Thrones
China’s Spratly Bases Ready For Action

More wages from Obama’s vaunted Pivot to Asia.

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Euro Division
Stubborn Germany Rejects Trade Criticism

Berlin’s self-righteousness on economic matters is understandable. But times are changing, and Germany politics have to keep up if the EU—and the transatlantic relationship—is to survive.

Merkelmentum?
Merkel Deals Schulz A Setback

Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats defied pollsters’ predictions on Sunday, trouncing Martin Schulz’s Social Democrats in a closely watched election in Saarland.

Land of the Rising Gun
Abe Builds Momentum for First-Strike Capability

Shinzo Abe is not letting the North Korean crisis go to waste.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Japan Pushes to Populate Islands

Time will tell if this strategy will backfire, generating more pushback from potential allies like South Korea.

Asia's Game of Thrones
China Puts Its Pakistani Partnership on Parade

China is moving closer to replacing the United States as a key Pakistani ally.

Libyan Afterparty
U.S. Confirms: Haftar Is Moscow’s Man in Libya

America’s top general in Africa has confirmed that Russia is up to new tricks in Libya.

Soft or Hard Landing
Next Stop: Grexit?

It feels like 2015 all over again.

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