News Analysis
Deal or No Deal
What Does Israel Want from a Trump Administration on Iran?

Maybe the nuke deal survives after all.

Immigration after 2016
Sessions Nomination Shows How Trump Will Approach Immigration as POTUS

Sessions, the Senate’s leading immigration hawk, to become the nation’s chief law enforcement officer.

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self-congratulation
“Fake News” Is the New “Bregret”

The self-destructive tendency of elites to chalk up ballot box defeats to voter ignorance.

South China Sea on a Boil
Vietnam Builds Its Own Runway in South China Sea

Vietnam tries to give China a taste of its own medicine.

Shake Rattle and Oil
Fracking Linked to Canadian Earthquakes

Scientists have drawn a connection between hydraulic fracturing and increased seismicity in Alberta.

Missile Diplomacy
Trump’s THAAD Dilemma

Beijing will be closely watching to see if Trump will go through with the anti-missile system in South Korea.

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The Trumpquake
Will Trump’s Infrastructure Bill Be a Blue Model Boondoggle?

Donald Trump’s promise to spend hundreds of billions of dollars rebuilding U.S. infrastructure may create unusual political dynamics on Capitol Hill.

the new world disorder
Duterte and Putin Reject ICC

Russia and the Philippines’ rejection of the International Criminal Court showcase the weaknesses of the court and the international liberal order it supposedly represents.

Pension Blues
California’s Pension Woes Set To Deepen In 2017

In 2015, California tried to reform CalPERS to address its shortfalls. But they didn’t do enough.

Setting Sun
Here Come the Solar Layoffs

First Solar just announced a plan to cut 27 percent of its workforce.

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