News Analysis
Crude Calculus
Mediterranean Gas Rush Ebbs

French oil major Total looks set to abandon drilling off the coast of Cyprus as it slashes spending in the face of plunging crude prices.

Negotiations Obama Style
An Unequal Truce

While Obama talks peace, Iranian allies everywhere press forward.

Revisionism 101
Russia and Iran Ink Military Cooperation Deal

The two revisionist powers vow to counter the “interference” of the U.S.

ACA Agonistes
The Battle over Obamacare Is Just Beginning

On both the state and the federal level, there is a significant legislative ferment over the continued implementation of the ACA.

Mead Speaks
TODAY: “France After the Charlie Hebdo Attacks”

Join us for an exciting webcast with Walter Russell Mead, hosted by the Hudson Institute, on the challenges France faces.

Greek Elections
North and South Europe Face Off

Negotiations should follow a Syriza win, the French Finance Minister says.

Pipeline Politics
Another Keystone Challenge?

Keystone’s builder is invoking eminent domain, setting itself up for legal and legislative challenges.

ACA Agonistes
Colorado Chaos Shows ACA Troubles

Premiums vary widely in Colorado, and could go up in some parts of the state as insurers adjust to market realities. It’s too soon to evaluate the ACA’s affect on premiums.

Battening Down the Hatches
China’s Growth Slowest in 24 Years

China’s 2014 GDP growth was the slowest it has been in decades. This is what Xi has spent the past few years preparing for.

Iran Unbowed
Misreading the Mullahs

From Yemen to the Israeli-Syrian border, Iran is setting fires again. Did the Administration misread its intentions as badly as it misread Russia’s?

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