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country of the future
Brazil Crisis Deepens as Ex-President Calls for Resignation

A reputable former Brazilian president is calling for President Dilma Rousseff to consider resigning. That Brazil is looking inward and worrying about its own stability is not a good sign.

Rejection Hurts
Kremlin Leaves Rosneft Out in the Cold

State-owned oil company asked Moscow for more than $4 billion in state financing for new projects, and was almost wholly rejected.

2016
Is There a Biden Coalition?

A Biden run would be informative—not only because it would boost the level of competition in a shallow Democratic field, but because it would help clarify whether the Democratic Party can appeal to a slightly broader constituency, or whether the Obama coalition is here to stay.

Look out china
The U.S. Locks and Loads in the Pacific

Some more bite behind the bark in the “pivot to Asia”: the DoD is set to double the number of littoral combat ships in Asia and will up the number of joint drills that prepare China’s opponents to cooperate in a war on the high seas.

Eco-Illogical
Berlin Wants to Ban Safe GMOs

Germany is ready to take advantage of a new EU rule that will allow the country to opt out of safe GM imports.

Chutes and Ladders in the Middle East
Kurds Defy Baghdad to Supply Israel with Oil

Purchases show another potential link in an anti-Iran, anti-ISIS alignment.

Enviro-Mental
Eurogreens’ Attack on Utilities

Europe’s fascination with renewables is hitting its utilities hard and threatening its future grid stability.

Immigration and 2016
The Battle of the Billionaires

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg takes on Donald Trump on immigration—but he couldn’t have chosen a worse line of attack.

Tragedy Averted
Thwarted Attack Shows Europe Must Rethink Intel Sharing

The narrowly-averted tragedy on the Amsterdam-Paris train on Friday is prompting some European leaders to rethink open borders. They should start by rethinking intelligence-sharing.

India-Pakistan
No Peace in Our Time?

Yet another peace initiative between India and Pakistan is fizzling out. At this point, few should be surprised.

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