News Analysis
We Want Out
Brexit and the Immigration Question

More than anything else, Brexit is a sign that both British and EU leaders have lost the benefit of the doubt.

Higher Education Watch
A Step Toward Meritocracy

Goldman Sachs is moving to become “school agnostic” in its hiring process.

Begging for Relief
Putin’s Banker Works the Hill

The CEO of Russia’s VTB Bank was in Washington this week, meeting with lawmakers and trying to get sanctions lifted. It’s all part of Putin’s outreach efforts.

America Without A Strategy
Obama Isn’t Slowing China Down at All

The United States is failing to maintain security and free movement in the Pacific.

In or Out?
Live-Blogging the Brexit

Join us as we live-blog the Brexit referendum returns.

Gazproblems
Russia Prepares to Battle US LNG for Europe

Fearful of U.S. shale, Gazprom is sweetening deals for its gas supplies to Europe.

Political Decay
Negative Partisanship Rises

People used to vote “for” their party. Now they vote “against” the opposing party.

Crude Economics
2015 Was OPEC’s Worst Year in Nearly Two Decades

For the first time since 1998, OPEC ran a collective budget deficit last year.

demographic transformation
America’s Majority-Minority Future Approaches

Balkanization of American society across ethnic and racial lines will not make it a better place.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Tensions Rise Between Indonesia and China

By bringing attention to overlapping claims, Beijing makes it harder for other governments to stay focused on the economic rationale for working with China.

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