News Analysis
Gazproblems
Gazprom Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine

Turkmenistan called out Gazprom this week for not paying its gas bill in 2015.

Land of the Rising Gun
Japan Mulls Joining NATO Missile Consortium

Tokyo is weighing signing on with NATO’s SeaSparrow shipborne missile consortium, which among other things would be its first such consortium and would deepen Japanese defense ties with key allies.

Blue Model Forever?
The Democrats Turn Left

Barack Obama has said that Ronald Reagan would not win a modern Republican presidential nomination. That may be true, but it’s also true that Bill Clinton would not win a modern Democratic presidential nomination.

Don't Cry to Me Argentina
Kirchner Blames “Shylocks” for Her Troubles

The Argentinian President is back in the news with more conspiracy theories.

Don't Mess with Alex
Sec Treas: Hamilton Is Safe

Jack Lew has no desire to play Aaron Burr.

The European Refugee Crisis
Turkey Lights Its No Vacancy Sign

Turkey’s warning that it cannot accept any more migrants should serve as a wake up call to the international community about the migrant crisis that this real, human problem is not going away soon.

The Fruits of Peace
Iran Extends $1B Credit to Assad

This comes on top of $600M of oil—and before sanctions lift. Imagine how much they’ll pour into the tottering Assad’s pockets when the cash really starts to roll in.

Campus Kangaroo Courts
‘Yes Means Yes’ in the Empire State

The Democratic party has traditionally had great political success at casting the Republicans as reactionaries who want to control peoples’ sex lives. But now feminist and left-wing groups are pushing for a new sex regulation.

American Innovation
Why You Shouldn’t Bet Against Shale

Fracking firms are innovating their way to profitability in an increasingly competitive market.

China's Bubble
China Market Turmoil Spills Over Into Politics

There is a very thin line between China’s economy and China’s political system, and a crisis in one is a crisis in the other.

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