News Analysis
Target Practice
Brexit Looms over Europe’s Climate Commitments

The European Commission just proposed national climate goals for its members, but Brexit could throw a wrench into the whole process.

tribalism
Democrats and Republicans Speak Different Languages

How nihilistic partisanship came to be.

Siloviki Wars
One Man’s Land: Behind the FSB’s Attack on Russia’s Investigative Committee

How a war among the security services is setting up the rise of Victor Zolotov, Putin’s right hand man.

Resource Curse
Captain Nigeria: Civil War

Nigeria faces a slow-burning civil war on multiple fronts—including a new one in the Niger Delta that has decimated the country’s oil exports. Time to start paying the militants off?

housing matters
Red Tape and Rising Rents

Keeping housing affordable is one of the most important aspects of successful public policy.

What Wind and Solar Can't Do
The Grey Lady Wises Up to Renewables’ Shortcomings

The NYT just did something rather surprising: it published a piece critical of wind and solar power.

Supply & Demand
Even in Russia, Capitalism Sometimes Works

A depressed ruble and floods in France have conspired to propel Russia into a wheat-exporting leader.

Crude Economics
What Brexit Means for North Sea Oil

A weaker pound is good news for North Sea oil producers, but Brexit uncertainty is spooking some investors.

Blue Model Blues
The California Pension Bomb Just Got More Explosive

CalPERS’s annual return didn’t come close to meeting its annual target.

South China Sea on a Boil
Philippines Turns Down Talks Amidst Chinese “Combat Air Patrols”

The muscle flexing apparently didn’t help China’s overtures to the Philippines for an alternative, bilateral settlement.

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