News Analysis
The New Normal
Humanitarian Catastrophes and Global Disorder

Today’s plight of the Rohingya, the Syrians and the Libyans point toward the kind of change and turmoil that is bound to accompany any serious decline of American power and will.

Harder than it looks
Modi Hits Another Tax Reform Snag

In the latest example of Modi’s increasing struggle to enact his economic reform agenda, political opposition crushed an important, otherwise popular tax reform bill.

America's Religion
Religious Nones, Religious Somes

A new Pew report that found a steep decline in Christian affiliation made waves, but one big reason to treat it carefully: the ‘nones’ aren’t quite who you think they are.

Minorities in China
Chinese Authorities Yank Uighur Passports

Authorities in Xinjiang and Beijing are worried about the spread Islamist violence in Xinjiang, and they are taking away the passports of Uighurs, a Sunni minority in the western province of Xinjiang.

France and the Middle East
French Play Lawrence d’Arabie as U.S. Sits on Sideline

New French-Arab deals are signaling dissatisfaction with US.

Smarter Not Harder
A Smarter Approach to the Climate Change Problem

The case for a better way to cope with climate change: research and development, not a doomed global climate treaty.

Blue Civil War
Bill DeBlasio Is Not Enough

As New York City’s true blue mayor reveals a plan to tackle a long-simmering pension standoff with public unions, union leaders are bristling.

The Nuclear Negotiations
Is Iran Cheating Outright?

New covert purchases uncovered by the Czech Republic raise troubling questions about whether Iran is cheating on its nuke program.

The Gulf Summit
When No News is Bad News

The President’s most cherished goal is undermined by one of his own earlier moves.

Crude Economics
Strap in for a Long Oil Price War

OPEC is clashing with the rest of the world’s oil producers, and as the IEA reports this price war is only just beginning.

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