News Analysis
China's New Chapter
China’s Reform Challenge

There’s a political demand for economic expansion that China’s current GDP growth simply won’t meet.

The Future of Europe
Tomorrow Belongs To… Who?

Youth vote drove German far-right victories.

An Energy Renaissance
Fracking Has Never Been More Important for America

51 percent of US oil production last year came from fracked wells, according to the EIA.

North Korea Fallout
Beijing’s High-Maintenance Best Friend

Allies as deranged as the Kim dynasty are a net negative.

Referenda for All
A Vote of Their Very Own

New poll shows many mainland EU countries want referenda, too.

Protecting Legacy
Obama’s Offshore Flip Flop

The Obama administration is backing down from its nascent Atlantic offshore drilling plan.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Malaysia Prepares to Confront China

This rhetoric is more aggressive than we’d previously seen from Kuala Lumpur.

Egypt in trouble
Egypt Devalues Pound

Sisi appears to be listening to his technocrats. Good news, such as it is.

In the Crib
Teachers’ Union Attempts to Strangle Charters

This time, it’s by piling up expensive regulations that make it increasingly difficult to operate.

Fracking Better
Innovation Keeping Shale Alive

Sub-$40 crude ought to have killed the shale boom, but firms are finding new ways to frack better in the bearish market.

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