News Analysis
Middle East Mess
U.S. Warming to Russian/Iranian Proposals on Syria?

Wilsonians in the White House get sidelined, as the Obama Administration gets determined to limit America’s exposure in the Middle East.

After the deal
Sanctions Not the Only Obstacle to Iranian Gas in Europe

Tehran faces a host of obstacles to gaining a foothold in Europe’s natural gas market.

Ready the Reactors
Japan Restarts Its First Nuclear Reactor After Fukushima

The Land of the Rising Sun is reopening its first nuclear reactor this week after shuttering all fifty of its plants in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Pop!
China’s Sly Devaluation

China has made a savvy but risky play by abruptly devaluing its currency at a moment when it needs to boost exports while claiming success at moving away from an export-driven growth model.

The Endgame in Syria
Administration Abandons Failed Syria Program

The Obama Administration may quietly be dropping its commitment to the failed, U.S.-run fighter scheme in Syria. But is the alternative any more practical?

The Wages of Socialism
A Success Turns 50

If Lee Kuan Yew rather than Stalin or Mao had been the figure who caught the imaginations of post-colonial rulers across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the world would be a better place today.

2016
The Nihilistic Populism of Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s brand of populism is about appealing to the social and personal aspirations of ordinary people. Trump is living large, which is how many Americans would like to live.

Crude Economics
Oil Price Plunge Hits Venezuela the Hardest

No other petrostate is reeling from the bearish crude market more than Venezuela.

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Enviro-Mental
Scotland Duped into Banning GMOs

Concerned over its “clean and green” image, Scotland is moving to ban GMOs. That’s yet another mark hoodwinked by Luddite greens.

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