News Analysis
Foreign Fracking
China Takes Baby Steps Towards Tapping Shale

Costs are coming down as China’s fledgling shale industry gets its feet underneath it—but there’s still a long way to go.

China Hacking Scandal
Chinese Hackers Force CIA to Recall Spies

The OPM hack risked exposing CIA agents at the Beijing embassy, forcing the Agency to recall its spies from Beijing.

The Kingdom and the King
Is a Palace Coup Brewing in Saudi Arabia?

Leaked letters in the Times of London suggest the Kingdom is under great strain—and so is the King.

Wobbly Abenomics
Another Stimulus in Japan?

A call for a new stimulus in Japan comes amid widespread concerns that Japan may be sliding into recession.

India Ascendant?
Silicon Valley Eyes India

Blocked in China, Silicon Valley’s internet giants are getting hot on India.

ACA Agonistes
Hillary Clinton Comes out Against Obamacare Tax

Under pressure from labor unions, Hillary Clinton is expected to break with the Obama administration and call for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s Cadillac Tax.

Putin and the Middle East
Russians in the Air over Iraq

Washington is now reconsidering what intelligence it can share with Baghdad, given that any information is likely to make it to Russia, and, more importantly, to Syria.

Higher Ed Shake Up
This Company Doesn’t Care Where You Went to College

Deloitte is the latest major UK company to announce that its recruiters will no longer consider which university applicants attended. More, please.

The Biggest Loser?
Russia Confronted by Grim Crude Reality

The bearish crude market could cut Russian oil production by as much as 10 percent in the coming years. Russia’s medium-term energy prospects are downright dismal

Foreign Policy Adrift
A Humiliating Setback in Afghanistan

When it comes to American foreign policy, dodge, vacillate, and retreat seem to be the order of the day.

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