News Analysis
<> on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany.
Universalism vs. Pragmatism
Orban Doubles Down on Migrant Hard Line

Hungary’s PM stance on migrants has long given Brussels the vapors. His doubling down points to real trouble ahead for the EU.

Petrostates in Peril
Here’s How Much the Oil Price Fall Is Hurting OPEC

The collapse in crude prices cut OPEC’s oil export revenues nearly 50 percent in 2015.

Checkbook Diplomacy
Japan Throws Money Around its Neighborhood

The Land of the Rising Sun may be stagnating, but it still has plenty of economic clout in its region.

The Sanctions Dance
The Battle Lines are Being Drawn

Putin’s threat of violence is triggering an appeasement reflex across European capitals: Slovakia’s Fico says EU sanctions on Russia should be lifted.

Stifling Innovation
The EU’s War on the Web

Squeezing search engines to subsidize news companies will make no one better off.

Syrian Slaughterhouse
Turkey Sets Its Sights on the Kurds

Turkey has sent tanks and special forces into Syria, ostensibly to punish ISIS, but perhaps more importantly to halt the Kurds. And neither the U.S. nor Russia are complaining about it.

Too Much Sun
Another Solar Panel Glut Looms on the Horizon

History repeats itself as an oversupplied solar panel market threatens producers’ profit margins.

Feeding the Future
One Step Closer to GM Food Crops in India

A government panel just approved India’s first genetically modified food crop.

The Bigger Truth
Norway Builds a Fence

An old lesson for human rights activists: when world order breaks down and refugee flows grow, compassion tends to shrink.

South Africa Showdown
Are Reports of Zuma’s Downfall Exaggerated?

According to one analyst, recent events show that “Zuma had a lot more power than people thought.”

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