News Analysis
Eco-Problems
EU Wrangles with Lax Car Emissions Testing

A raft of new EU car emissions regulations were shot down in Parliament, accused of being too soft on polluters.

Guns in America
59 Percent of Young Americans Oppose Assault Weapons Ban

Opposition to gun control is not confined to a declining cadre of “bitter” old white men.

Shia-Sunni War Goes Global
Shi’a Sect Alleges Military Massacre in Nigeria

Up to a thousand may be dead at the hands of the Nigerian Army.

Oil Going Global
Congress Moves to Kill US Crude Export Ban

The new spending bill includes a provision to end a 40-year ban on crude oil exports.

Asia's Game of Thrones
U.S. and Taiwan Plan $1.83 Billion Arms Deal

Taiwan is a critical American ally as the U.S. seeks to balance China’s power in the Pacific.

China's Next Economy
Coal Layoffs Unsettle Chinese Region

A whole region of the country needs to be reconstructed or even re-invented.

Cuba One Year Later
One Socialist Hellhole Implosion at a Time Please

The big driver of Cuba’s foreign policy moves is the continuing implosion of Venezuela.

ACA Fail Fractal
Budget Deal Reached, ACA Hardest Hit

No party really wants to sustain the system that President Obama thought would be his defining legacy achievement.

South China Sea
U.S. Sends Mixed Signals on South China Sea

It’s hard to imagine that Beijing is taking the United States very seriously at the moment.

The World on Fire
Counter-Terror Alliance—Or Counter-Shia?

Saudi Arabia announces new, 34-nation Islamic alliance against terror.

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