News Analysis
EU in Crisis
EU Hits the Sour Spot

The fall in public support stems from the EU’s handling of two major issues: the lingering economic malaise and the migration crisis.

Age of Abe
Japan Cracks Open the Immigration Door

Tokyo will be more careful to open its doors than Western countries have been.

Crime and Punishment
Sanity Sets In On Stanford Sexual Assault Case

Social media mobs feeding off moral outrage temporarily cloud peoples’ ability to think clearly about substantive public policy questions.

The End of Factory Jobs
In the Developing World, Robots Are Short-Circuiting Economic Growth

Automating factory work makes it more attractive to keep production at home. The implications are huge.

Off the Boil
Britain Braces for Painful North Sea Decommissioning

For the first time in its history, Britain’s offshore oil industry is plugging more wells than it’s drilling.

Unintended Consequences
War on McDonald’s Harms the Poor

The offensive against franchises won’t just destroy opportunities for workers—it will hollow out the communities where these restaurants are actually an important source of social capital.

A Golden Age Delayed
Stalling Economies Slow Green Progress

Economic doldrums are depressing demand for natural gas, and setting back green progress in the process.

India Nuke Deal
Thanks, Obama! (And Bush, and Modi)

A bipartisan consensus on bringing India and the United States closer together is a good thing, and has given birth to a process that has been paying dividends. Indeed, it’s how these things are supposed to work.

A Friend in Need...
The ‘Emperor’ Has No Clothes

Construction on the Kerch straits bridge, meant to connect Crimea to mainland Russia, has been halted. Putin’s close friend needs some more money.

North Korea Fallout
North Korea Restarts Plutonium Production

The development is going to be especially problematic for China.

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