News Analysis
Australia Stepping Up
Australia Takes a Stand in the South China Sea

Australia’s desire to balance its relationship with Beijing and its relationship with the U.S. often makes it more cautious than Washington would like.

Enviro-Mental
UK Doubles Down on Burning American Wood

Countries across the EU are looking to wood pellets to help meet renewable energy requirements set by Brussels, but that practice’s green merits are murky.

Higher Education Watch
What Would Free College Actually Look Like?

A better way to create a leaner, cheaper option for American students is through market forces, rather than diktat.

South China Sea
U.S. Plans More Freedom of Navigation Operations

They can’t come soon enough.

The European Immigration Crisis
Another Domino Falls in Europe

As France considers shuttering “the Jungle” in Calais, Belgium bails out of Schengen.

Future Power
Bill Gates Is a Smarter Brand of Green

Bill Gates is optimistic about our energy future, so long as we wisely invest more in R&D.

Brazil's Depression
Brazil Credit Rating Falls Again

Brazil’s collapse may have started with the global commodities crash, but the problems clearly go even deeper.

Passive Aggressive Diplomacy
Greeks out in the Cold

The meeting of Balkan countries on the migrant crisis being held in Vienna today will not include Greece. Why talk to the people who you hope will be left holding the bag for your policies?

The Supremes After Scalia
The End of SCOTUS?

It’s possible to imagine a scenario where the Supreme Court gradually hemorrhages legitimacy even as it accumulates more and more power. That would be a dangerous combination.

South China Sea on a Boil
China and U.S. Spar Verbally over South China Sea

The Chinese Foreign Ministry also compared Beijing’s island fortifications to U.S. military outposts in Hawaii.

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