News Analysis
Crude Economics
Russia Reeling From Oil Price Plunge

Cheap oil is crushing Russia’s economy, and with the bullish days long forgotten, Moscow’s military budget might be affected.

Pivot to the Hague
U.S. Not Neutral on Adjudication of S. China Sea Claims

The top U.S. diplomat in East Asia says the U.S. is not neutral on the China-Philippines dispute over international adjudication; we’re on Manila’s side.

The Poked Bear
Russia Threatens Military “Countermeasures” if Sweden Joins NATO

The Russian Ambassador gave an interview to a Swedish paper in which he threatened war if Copenhagen signs up with NATO.

ACA Agonistes
Unions vs. Obamacare

As unions line up against an unpopular ACA provision, the debate over Obamacare is nowhere near over.

Game of Thrones
South China Sea on the Boil

Japan’s stronger anti-China stance in its new annual defense white paper has kicked off a furious row between Tokyo and Beijing.

Nuclear Fallout
France Adopts Hypocrisy in Bill Form

France is passing a law today that will hamstring its world-leading nuclear sector, and is somehow calling this a green success.

Blue Civil War
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Black Lives Matter’ Triangulations

Clinton’s Facebook statement rebuking Sanders and O’Malley on race was part of an effort to compensate for her populist deficiencies by emphasizing her identity politics bona fides .

Russia-China Relations
China and Russia Team Up to Practice Amphibious Assaults

Chinese and Russian ships will hold drills in the Sea of Japan that are sure to make Russia-haters and China-fearers nervous, but those kinds of fears are overblown.

Blue Meltdown
What Democracy Doesn’t Look Like

$25,000 cash prize for voting in Los Angeles? Something sounds wrong.

Xi who must be obeyed
Xi Tells the PLA What’s What

Xi to military: I want to hear you thank me when I purge you.

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