News Analysis
Strategery
Can Trump Destroy Obamacare in Two Simple Moves?

If you game it out, it’s not certain he will be able to pull it off.

Fracking Abroad
Britain Drills Its First Shale Well Since 2011

The UK could use that shale gas, but geology and public opinion remain major hurdles.

Asia's Game of Thrones
China and India Face Off at Another Himalayan Hotspot

As the Sikkim border standoff festers, Sino-Indian tensions are flaring up in Kashmir.

Stupid Myths
No Mr. President, We Should Not Execute Terrorists With Pigs Blood Bullets

President Trump made reference to a legend about General Pershing and pigs today. It’s untrue, and wouldn’t work. And he shouldn’t be tweeting it.

The North American Energy Boom
A Mexican Oil Renaissance Could Thaw US Relations

Build offshore oil rigs, not walls.

Israeli Red Lines
Israeli General: We Hit Hezbollah Nearly 100 Times

Israeli officials are increasingly making public their responsibility for airstrikes against Hezbollah in Syria.

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Terror in Charlottesville
The Incredible Shrinking President

How could any decent person, much less the leader of the Free World, show such callous indifference to the grotesque violence and racial hatred on display last weekend in Charlottesville?

Building Bridges
Muqtada al-Sadr Visits the UAE

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are trying to outmaneuver Iran politically, but helping to rebuild Iraq might be a path to real influence.

Fuel on the Fire
Diesel Is Driving Election Narratives in Germany

How a transport fuel became one of the biggest issues in this year’s German election:

Nuclear Dilemmas
Iran’s Banks Face Trouble from Within and Without

Like it or not, the Iran nuclear deal weds us to trying to integrate the country into the the international financial system.

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