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Off To The Races
Pakistan Building Nukes at a Brisk Clip

In the next five to ten years, Pakistan could have more nuclear weapons than any country in the world, except the United States and Russia. Whatever might it do with that surplus?

Siberian Shutdown
Moscow’s Arctic Projects Left Out in the Cold

Western sanctions and turmoil in China have left Russia with precious few options for financing new Siberian energy projects.

Asia's Game of Thrones
As Beijing Lashes Out, the Anti-China Coalition Grows

As Beijing’s moves to secure territory in Asia’s coastal waters get more frequent and more menacing, the coalition of countries bent on thwarting Chinese expansionism is solidifying.

Blue Model Brussels
EU Corporatism Stifles Digital Age Promise

Trying to use industrial-age corporatism to mold the next Google is doomed to failure.

ACA Agonistes
ACA Rate Increases Go National

The great hope of ACA supporters that regulators would deny premium hikes is looking shaky.

The Ukraine Mess
Ukraine Gets Its Debt Deal

But the kind of reforms Ukraine needs firmly to place itself on a Westward trajectory still do not appear to be taking hold.

Don't Pop That Cork Yet...
Rumor: Ukraine Debt Deal To Be Signed Tomorrow?

With a repayment deadline approaching in September, a rumored deal to write down Ukraine’s debt is boosting the country’s bond valuations. But even if the supposed deal is real, Ukraine is still in a bad way.

Higher Ed Bubble
More Ominous Statistics for Higher Ed Industry

The data point to serious financial trouble on the horizon for non-elite colleges. This could be a good thing in the long term.

Limping to Paris
Ban Ki-moon Worried About State of Climate Summit

The UN Secretary-General sees little progress being made ahead of the Paris summit, and time is running out.

The Fracas in Caracas
Venezuela’s President Scapegoats Colombian Immigrants

The country’s problems are about far, far more than immigration, and Maduro’s attempt to blame Colombians won’t change that.

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