Crude Economics
Even When OPEC Wins, It Loses

The cartel is like the proverbial dog chasing the car—what will it do when it catches it?

Asia's Game of Thrones
Abe and Modi’s Alliance Keeps Chugging Along

Motivated by a shared fear of China, India and Japan are expanding their commitments to each other.

Kenyan Elections
Tensions Mount in Kenya as Do-Over Election Looms

After the Kenyan Supreme Court tossed this past month’s election results, the chances of a political crisis grow more dire by the day.

Modern-Day Slavery
NYT Wakes Up to Racism Against Africans in Libya

Arab enslavement of Africans has a very long history, though you wouldn’t know it from the NYT.

single-payer and slippery slopes
The Overton Window Moves on Healthcare

The Democrats are moving toward single-payer because they believe it will excite their base. But perhaps the bigger advantage is that it drives a wedge into their opposition.

Return From Exile
Stateless Saakashvili Storms Ukraine

The ex-Georgian President’s dramatic return to Ukraine sets up a showdown with President Poroshenko. Whoever wins, Ukraine loses.

Jupiter Goes to Athens
Macron Gins Up Great Expectations in Greece

The French President’s ambitious agenda for EU reform will endear him to Athens—but it could set him on a collision course with Berlin.

Higher Education Watch
Betsy DeVos Came Out Swinging for Due Process on Campus. Will It Matter?

The Department of Education’s new approach might not have as much of an effect on the ground as its proponents hope and its opponents fear.

Beyond Killing ISIS
Israel Hits Syrian Chemical Weapons Plant

Israel’s strike on a chemical weapons and precision munitions plant makes clear that the threat from Syria is about a lot more than ISIS.

Examining the Energiewende
Germany Isn’t Anywhere Close to Its 2020 Climate Target

A new report has grim news for Berlin’s green hopes.

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