News Analysis
Rumble in the Jungle
2016’s Wildest Election Isn’t Where You Think

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s presidential election is shaping up to be the biggest match since George Foreman and Muhammad Ali clashed here in 1974.

NMG in the WSJ
What the Diplomats Really Think of Hillary

According to one former foreign service officer, not much.

Resilient Fracking
Another Sign Shale Is Rebounding

For the fifth time in six weeks, America’s oil rig count increased. That’s good news for shale.

Blue Model Blues
20th-Century Thinking at the Century Foundation

When it comes to the changes in the economy and the end of the blue model, it’s clear the Left doesn’t have many answers (yet).

Spy vs. Spy
Why Russia Published Footage of an FSB Agent Beating an American in Moscow

Some might call it “dominance geopolitics”. Will the White House let it slide?

Appeasing the EU
The Return of Little Europe

An EU-Canada trade deal is on the rocks after the European Commission decides that every national parliament will have to approve it separately.

Peace they say
German Intelligence: Iran Still Buying Nuke Material

Efforts continued after the nuclear deal was signed.

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Race in America
While Dallas Mourns

Three of our most thoughtful meditations on race, class, and justice in America—published in 2012, but relevant as ever today.

Is this Reform?
Beijing Pushes Harder to Prop Up Ailing SOEs

Can Beijing free short-term economic growth from the inefficient public sector?

North Korea Fallout
US-South Korea to Deploy THAAD

China, predictably, isn’t happy. Neither is Russia.

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