News Analysis
Asia's Game of Thrones
Japan: We May Patrol South China Sea

The chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces said China’s aggressive behavior is prompting Tokyo to consider partnering up with the United States to jointly patrol the contested waters.

The Nuke Negotiations and Syria
How Iran’s Oil Artery Is Keeping Assad Alive

And what would happen if we squeezed it?

Crumbling BRIC
Dilma Staggers To DC

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff comes to D.C. this weekend with hopes of a foreign policy success that will boost her waning popularity at home.

Sayeth the Supremes
Obamacare Lives!

Obamacare lives, but this legal challenge was never really germane to the real debate we should be having about the ACA.

Smart Diplomacy
Will Venezuela’s Elections Be Fair?

Some targeted outreach by U.S. diplomats to Caracas appears to have prompted Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro to announce elections. No word yet on whether international election monitors will be allowed near them, however.

The Nuclear Negotiations
Ex-Admin Officials Disown Iran Deal

This is not what the cusp of success usually looks like.

ACA Fail Fractal
The Grey Lady’s Brave Attempt to Defend Obamacare

Subsidies have given some people better access to the U.S. health care, but the long-term unsustainability of our health care system threatens even that.

Enviro-Mental
GMOs Have a PR Problem

Science seems to show that GMOs are safe, so why is there still so much entrenched opposition to them?

The Sunni Bomb
Clinton SecDef Catches Up to TAI

The D.C. establishment is waking up to the dangers of Sunni counter-proliferation.

Health and Wellness
Nanny Employers Are Here

‘Voluntary’ wellness programs are on the rise. But how voluntary are they when they’re coming from your employer?

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