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Asia's Game of Thrones
Japan and Vietnam Building a Strategic Partnership

Japanese premiere Shinzo Abe promised Hanoi a loan of 100 billion yen ($835 million) for infrastructure development.

Far-Right Rising
Chances of Brexit Rise as Migrant Crisis Roils EU

A new poll puts the support for leaving the EU at 40 percent. The uptick in support for a Brexit comes after a change in the way the poll question was worded, but the reason for the change appears to be the migrant crisis.

Paying for Mistakes
Germany Unprepared for Costs of Cutting Nuclear

A new report says German energy firms charged with shuttering nuclear plants don’t have enough set aside to store waste.

Fool's Paradise
Anti-Americanism Returns to UK Mainstream

The new leader of the Opposition wants to withdraw from NATO, ditch nukes.

South China Sea on a Boil
Beijing Building Another Airstrip in the South China Sea

Satellite photographs indicate that China is building a third runway on the disputed Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea.

Pipelines and Dragons and Bears
New Turkmenistan Pipeline to Shake Up Asian Market

Turkmenistan is prepared to break ground on the its TAPI pipeline project before the year’s end.

Pacific Power Play
Will Australia’s New PM Kill the Japan Submarine Deal?

The new Australian Prime Minister could kill an important $50B contract for Japanese-made submarines.

The Endgame in Syria
Fecklessness 101

In 2012, the Russians offered to ditch Assad—and the Administration refused.

Gassing Up
Why the EU Is Eying Iranian Gas

A sanctions-free Iran could find a major new market in Europe, where buyers are weary of dealing with Russia’s Gazprom.

PC Campus Culture
Obama Takes on Political Correctness

The President’s words on speech codes are welcome—his administration’s record on them less so.

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