News Analysis
The UK and the EU
Europe’s Deregulation Coalition

A new raft of anti-red-tape proposals points to a coalition for a freer EU.

New Approaches
Nothing to Grouse About

The latest conservation battle in Washington pits landowners against environmentalists. Is this dichotomy really necessary?

A Development Bidding War
Japan One Ups China’s Big Infrastructure Bank

Japan announced that it’s putting $110 billion into its Asian Development Bank. That’s conspicuously more than the $100 billion of capital in China’s AIIB, which has been grabbing headlines recently.

ISIS Crisis
Sewing Up the Sunni Heartlands

ISIS is on the march, taking yet another strategic location. ISIS’ dream of a Sunni state in the midst of the ruins of Iraq and Syria grows closer by the day

Build Me Up Buttercup
Momentum Stalling for Paris Climate Summit

French president Hollande poured cold water over international climate politics in the run-up to December’s historic summit.

America's Asia Policy
U.S. to Continue Flights Over China’s Man-Made Islands

In Washington, there’s strong support for America’s firm new stance against China’s attempt to redraw the lines in the South China Sea.

Frack Baby Frack
Is Britain Ready to Tackle Shale Now?

David Cameron’s new Conservative government is highly motivated to tap the country’s sizable shale reserves. The timing couldn’t be better.

Intergenerational War
Save Pensions, Burden the Young

Moody’s downgraded Puerto Rico a week after it downgraded Chicago. Illinois, take note: protecting underfunded pension plans means the axe will fall elsewhere.

ACA Fail Fractal
ACA Health Insurance Rates Set to Skyrocket

The Affordable Care Act at work: insurers applying for premium hikes as high as 51 percent. Regulators could deny the increase, but if they don’t, expect the debate over the ACA to come roaring back.

The Green/Brown Divide
The Problem With Renewables

Energy executives squared off at a Paris meeting this week, and the coal executive may have made the best point.

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