News Analysis
Petrostates in Peril
Are OPEC’s Cuts Working?

Petrostates are unhappy, which may be all you need to know.

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Proliferation
Report: Ukraine Sold Rocket Technology to North Korea

The story is less who made the sale, but that the sale happened at all.

on the edge
Terror in Charlottesville and American Decline

Great countries can fall apart. I don’t know what that would look like for America. And I don’t know how to stop it.

Whack-A-Mole
Migrants, Blocked in Libya, Promptly Shift to Morocco

Migrant flows from Libya to Italy are down thanks to the Italian navy, but are offset by increases from Morocco to Spain.

Sanctions Options
The Least Bad Option in Venezuela

It might be more satisfying to try to punish Maduro’s odious regime more forcefully. But the current, measured, targeted sanctions are the best way forward.

the google affair
When Identity Politics Turns a Profit

A Columbia historian’s new book gives insight into the crisis at Google.

Qatar Crisis
UAE Boycotts Western Banks With Qatari Ties

The UAE steps its embargo of Qatar up another notch by penalizing foreign banks with Qatari ties. It’s a bold move, but has the potential to backfire.

Asia's Game of Thrones
China Lays Down Tracks in Malaysia

Beijing has cut the ribbon on an ambitious railway project across Malaysia—but it’s risky business for both parties.

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Hired Guns
Mercenaries Are a Bad Idea for Afghanistan

The Trump administration appears to be taking proposals to privatize the war in Afghanistan very seriously. It’s a bad idea.

Pressuring Pyongyang
After Sanctions, China Tentatively Tightens the Screws on North Korea

Beijing has swiftly moved to enforce the latest North Korea sanctions—but with Trump foretelling “fire and fury” rather than negotiations, that cooperation may not last long.

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