News Analysis
Game of Thrones
Australia Closes in on Sub Deal with Japan

The deal seems more consistent with Australia’s China policy than it did last fall.

Brexit and Beyond
Next Up in the EU: Czexit?

View from Brussels: a never-ending flow of referenda held in return for concessions…

Corruption and Incompetence
Malaysia’s Money Mystery

Funds like Malaysia’s 1MDB should be subject to very strict and non-political scrutiny.

Elections 2016
What’s Really Going on in Iran

“Reformer” and “moderate” are less clear-cut categories than you think—and then there’s the IRGC.

Crude Economics
Cheap Crude Could Push Venezuela’s State-Owned Oil Firm into Default

The bearish oil market is threatening to push Venezuelan oil firm PDVSA over the edge, which could end up easing the global oversupply.

Lawyer Glut
Another Law School Downsizes

Valparaiso Law announces major faculty buyouts as enrollment wanes. Can top law schools weather the storm?

The Great Fall
Why Are Greens Celebrating China’s Emissions Decline?

The coal plant reductions have nothing to do with some deep love of nature or selfless concern for the planet.

a ray of light
Argentina Reaches Deal with Holdout Creditors

With rough times ahead, deal offers rare bit of good news for South America.

The Great Fall
Beijing’s Crackdowns Scare Businesses

Not everyone thinks President Xi Jinping’s crackdowns are worth celebrating.

U.S.-Israel Relations
Americans Still Stand with Israel

According to a new Gallup poll, the American people remain supportive of Israel.

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