News Analysis
India Ascendant?
U.S. and India Discuss Joint South China Sea Patrols

This would be a very big deal.

Crude Economics
Is China Hitting Peak Oil?

China’s oil production is expected to fall this year. That’s good news for world peace.

The Mess in the Middle East
Turkey’s Kurdish Problem—and Ours

Turkey has expressed outrage that the U.S. is working with the Syrian Kurds against ISIS.

Israel à la Modi
Israel and India Near $3 Billion Weapons Deal

Weapons deals have been key to the warming relations between the two countries.

Islamic Extremism
Islamism Spreads in Africa

Fundamentalist Islamist movements have been spreading in Africa—and the situation will likely worse before it gets better.

Coming Together
Brussels Moves to Counter Gazprom

Brussels is releasing new proposals to craft a coherent EU-wide energy strategy—a direct response to Gazprom’s grip on the continent.

The Syrian Civil War
More Syrians Try to Flee as Aleppo Fight Looms

Repercussions of Syria are reaching Europe—and Putin knows it.

the governance crisis
Flint’s Not the Only City with a Water Problem

The systematic neglect of the basic and necessary services of national life in the pursuit of visionary goals is turning out to be one of the most costly ways the Boomers let the U.S. down.

housing matters
High Rents Squeeze the Young

Getting housing policy right is one of the most important things a country can do for itself—and getting it right means making it work for young people.

the first branch
Regenerating Congress

Until Congress gets its act together, the American system will continue to underperform.

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