Europe is competing with Japan for a lucrative Australian submarine contract. No matter who gets it, China loses.

Colleges are increasingly coming around to the idea that young people shouldn’t be exposed to any activity that might make them feel uncomfortable. This is a good start, but it’s too little, too late.

Score one for an Obama White House that has in the past few weeks just been careening from crisis to crisis. The TPP is a major achievement.

Expect Brazil’s economy to get worse before we see any signs that it might get better.

In the Obama Era, the military has chosen brass-polishing over getting the mission done.

Portugal’s reigning coalition has a stronger finish than expected in Sunday’s elections, giving hope to other pro-austerity incumbents in Europe.

In the wake of the Iran Deal, Saudi Arabia appears to be working to get all the Sunnis on the same side.

For those who think the Middle East doesn’t really matter all that much anymore, a major oil crisis that destabilized the global economy would be an important wake-up call.

The Asian American community is quietly growing more and more dissatisfied with the convoluted admissions regime at America’s elite colleges.

The Taliban appear to have the momentum, even if they ultimately lose this battle for the city.