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Gazproblems
Gazprom Loses Court Battle With Ukraine

It was a much-needed victory for Kyiv.

the first branch
Congress Should Hire More People

Congress today is falling far short of the role the Founders expected it to play.

Plus ça change
Brussels Broaches Debt Bundling, Berlin Balks

Brussels is floating a new idea for bundling the Eurozone’s debt and tightening integration—but don’t expect Berlin to bite.

Trump & trade
The Germans Are More Nationalistic Than They Think

Germany really has made policy choices that magnify its trade surplus at the expense of the United States and smaller European economies.

Let's (Un?)-Make a Deal
It’s the Eleventh Hour for the Paris Climate Agreement

Reports indicate Trump will pull out of the “treaty.”

Losing Afghanistan
Massive Truck Bomb Attack in Kabul

A month after the U.S. dropped the Mother of All Bombs, the Taliban respond in kind in Kabul.

South Africa Showdown
Zuma Puts Down Party Revolt

A bleak sign for the future of South Africa and the ANC.

Trade War
Will Trump Be Remembered as the Champion of US Solar?

A trade war with China could pique the White House’s interest in the renewable energy source.

Hope and Change
Will Macron’s Movement Win an Absolute Parliamentary Majority?

Everyone who wishes the West well should be pulling for him—and France.

bureaucratic bloat
Why Higher Education Is Stagnating

Expanding layers of bureaucracy make higher education cost more and more without improving the quality of thinking or breadth of knowledge among graduates.

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