News Analysis
Unintended Consequences
The Sanctions Blowback From the EU Begins

In handcuffing Trump with Russia sanctions, Congress may have opened up a whole new can of worms—and sparked retaliation from Moscow to Berlin.

After Brexit
Australia to Britain: Let My People Come

The U.K. is discovering that post-EU trade deals exist, but that they come with a price tag.

Legal Coup
Pakistan’s Sharif Resigns

This is much less a win for transparency and democracy than it may at first seem. It’s business-as-usual politics in a country where civilian power is little more than wispy piece of gauze veiling military rule.

Worth the Wait
British Shale Gears Up for Major Milestone

At long last, a commercial shale well is in the offing.

The Way Forward
Trump Delivers in Rust Belt

Democrats had better wake up and compete, or they risk another shellacking next year—and in 2020.

Asia's Game of Thrones
UK to Challenge China in the South China Sea

Top British officials are announcing a new naval priority: challenging Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea.

American Innovation
Look to the Private Sector, not Government, to Save Health Care

It’s innovative projects like this that will rescue America’s healthcare system.

The Importance of Reinvestment
Oil Majors Made Better By Shale Competition

Conventional producers are slashing costs and once again reinvesting in new projects.

String of Pearls
Sri Lanka and China Reach Deal On Strategic Port

After ensnaring Sri Lanka in a debt trap, China is poised to profit by acquiring a strategic port on the Indian Ocean.

Allies
A Fair-Weather Fleet Visits Turkey

It is hard to imagine any other NATO member hosting ships from a navy that is busily building islands in South China sea—not to mention carrying out live-fire drills in the Mediterranean.

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