News Analysis
The Deal
Why Did Russia Back the Iran Deal?

Russia has one good reason not to favor the deal: oil. But there are other big reasons why Moscow went along with it.

the Future of Transport
The Fake Town That Could Be the Real Proving Ground for Autonomous Cars

Researchers set up a fake town in Michigan to push self-driving cars to their limits. This could go a long way towards winning over a skeptical public.

American Innovation
Can We Turn CO2 Into Fuel?

Scientists are working on methods to turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel. It’s difficult to look at the next fifty years with the kind of Chicken Little mentality environmentalists favor.

Blue Model Blues
The Crazy Quilt of Public Pension Law

Pension laws and reforms vary wildly across the U.S.—what works in one city falls flat in another.

Better Business Climates
Red States Eat Blue States’ Lunch

Red states are eating blue states’ lunch, stealing away talented young workers and innovative businesses by offering lower costs of living, higher qualities of life, and more favorable tax and regulatory environments

Isn't It Ironic?
Gazprom Doesn’t Think Turnabout Is Fair Play

How’s this for irony: Gazprom is disputing the price it’s paying for gas imports from neighboring Turkmenistan.

War in Africa
A Country Caught Under the Treads

Not long ago, South Sudan’s independence was the prize of principled American engagement in Africa. Now, the prize has become another problem.

Anti-Semitism Watch
Fear and Loathing for Jews in France

Has the time come for Jews to say au revoir to France? In Vanity Fair , Marie Brenner examines the causes of and justifications for the exodus of France’s Jewish population.

Strange Bedfellows
China Sends Russia Love but Not Money

Beijing is not letting its feelings get in the way of good business.

Fracas in Caracas
Palestinian Students to Caracas Med School: You’re Too Dysfunctional

If there’s any sure sign of trouble in paradise, it’s when droves of young Gazans abandon free medical education for the horrors of the war-torn West Bank.

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