News Analysis
Medical Money Pits
Kicking the Insurance Habit

Reform we need: A new law in Michigan will make it easier for residents to contract services directly with a doctor instead of going through a third-party insurance mechanism.

Whodunit
NSA Proves Russia Behind Litvinenko’s Murder

The Telegraph reveals that the NSA provided proof that the Kremlin killed the spy-turned-dissident in 2006.

Great Power Series
House of the Rising Saud

It’s not just TAI that’s seeing it anymore.

Cycles of Debt
Nursing Homes Become Debt Prisons

An NYT investigation reveals that it has become more common than you would think for nursing homes to get legal control over their residents—and their residents’ assets.

New World Disorder
Russia Threatens SWIFT

The task of maintaining a peaceful, liberal world order is getting harder and more complicated.

After the Greek Elections
Will Greece Turn To Russia?

The next shoe to drop after the Greek election may be pointing in an eastward direction.

No Off Ramps
EU in Knots as Ukrainian Separatists Attack

Ten days after discussing easing sanctions on Russia, will Europeans ratchet them up in the face of new aggression in eastern Ukraine?

The Greek Election
Hell Is Other European Central Bankers

The overall situation in the aftermath of the Greek elections is a combination of a classical tragedy and Sartre’s No Exit.

A Nation Divided
Electoral Crisis Looms in Nigeria

Nigeria faces a contentious election in February, likely to be made worse by violent attacks from Boko Haram.

What Goes Up
In the Trenches with the F-35

The F-35 program’s supporters are willing to toss aside the useful and sturdy A-10 “Warthog” for this problem-plagued but glamorous jet.

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