News Analysis
Tigers and Foxes and Flies... Oh My!
Xi’s Purge Comes to America

The man in charge of China’s corruption purge is coming to the U.S. to try work out a plan for the extradition of Xi’s enemies.

France and the GOP Sitting in a Tree
Obama’s Iran Strategy Creates Strange Bedfellows

President Obama has pulled off the unimaginable: he has gotten the GOP and a French Socialist government on the same page.

Espionage
Europe Is Teeming with Russian Spies

One-third of Russia’s diplomatic employees in Sweden might be spies. Moscow’s espionage operations are a huge—and under-recognized—threat to Europe.

Eat Your Heart Out Malthus
Apocalypse (Not) Now, Antibiotics Edition

A new blood test can tell whether an infection is viral or bacterial—leading to a decrease in the unnecessary use of antibiotics. Score another one against Malthus

Gridlock
Europe’s Grids Can’t Handle Renewables

Europe’s power grids weren’t built with renewables in mind, and upgrading those systems won’t be cheap.

On the European Stage
Greek Histrionics After EU Summit

The Greek bailout meeting, which looked to have proceeded amicably enough, nevertheless ended in yet another surreal mess.

Cold War II?
Moscow’s Missile Machinations

By moving Iskanders into Kaliningrad, Russia is hoping to revive a Cold War strategy that successfuly put stress on NATO.

Winter for Law School
Don’t Lower the Bar

As an increasing number of students fail the bar, law schools are working to replace it with some other exit standard. But it’s far better to keep the bar and change law school than vice versa.

You Reap What You Sow
Germany’s Nuclear Phaseout Cost Runneth Over

German taxpayers are about to find out how expensive it is to decommission a bunch of nuclear plants.

Hello Tokyo
Japan and China to Hook Up a Hotline

Beijing and Tokyo move closer to setting up a mechanism to prevent crises in the East China Sea.

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