News Analysis
South China Sea
Manila To Beijing: Let’s Talk It Out

Whether China and the Philippines will come to some resolution or not is hard to predict.

mandatory minimum
Cost of Living Varies Wildly by State

New data highlight the shortcomings of a federalized minimum wage.

Frack Baby Frack
America Will Lead Global Shale Growth

Global tight oil production will more than double by 2040, led by growth in the United States.

The China Backlash
Aussies Block Chinese Investors Due to Geopolitical Concerns

Australia’s governing coalition prioritizes national security over business.

The Wages of willkommenskultur
With Merkel’s Popularity Tanking, New Anti-Terror Laws Announced

With the Balkan migrant corridor permanently closed, this is decent politics: the Chancellor gets to have her cake and eat it too.

Nationalism Rising
Anti-Americanism Rises in China

As China’s economy enters rougher waters, Xi Jinping and his allies are looking for a new grip on power.

Higher Education Watch
Academics and “Intellectuals”

Can conservatives be worthy of the label?

Palace Intrigue
Who Framed Dmitry Medvedev?

Rumors swirl about forces trying to discredit Russia’s Prime Minister. It could be Kudrin, it could be the opposition—or it could be just a ploy to keep the people laughing.

Beijing v. Seoul
China Threatens South Korea Over THAAD Deployment

An article in Xinhua hints at economic retaliation from Beijing.

Turkey and Russia
Merely PR or Real Policy Breakthroughs?

Turkey’s Foreign Minister talks a big game about rapprochement with Russia. But the devil is in the implementation details.

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