News Analysis
Putin on the Prowl
Kazakhstan: Ukraine 2.0?

The expected changes in Kazakhstan’s demography could make it Putin’s next target.

Pipeline Politics
2015 Will (Finally) Be Keystone’s Year

After six years of needless delays, a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline looks to be coming due next year.

Reading the Cuban Tobacco Leaves
Venezuela is a Goner

When you’ve lost the Castros, your government might be a bit too socialist.

The Evolution of Erdogan
Turkey’s Paranoid Politics

A nation that shows signs of a promising future, Turkey has a problem with conspiracy theories.

Fake Outrage
Mid East States Pledge Big, Fall Short on Aid to Gaza

Donor states, mostly Middle Eastern powers, pledged more than $5 billion to rebuild Gaza. So far only $100 million has actually been transferred.

ACA Amnesia
The New Liberal Line: The ACA Is Not About Costs

Liberals are increasingly admitting that the ACA was not designed to bring down costs—a big change from yesterday’s spin.

Bankrupt Healthcare
The Decline of the Indy Doctor, the Rise of Costs

As newly-minted MDs default to becoming hospital employees, U.S. health care will only get more expensive.

The Huawei Way
China Pushes for Proprietary Tech

China is pushing to develop homegrown technology so that it doesn’t have to use potentially bugged American products.

What a Pair
Putin Buddies Up to Kim Jong-un

Vladimir Putin is really thumbing his nose at the West now. Today he invited Kim Jong-un to Moscow for the anniversary celebration of Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany.

The Evolution of Erdogan
Erdogan Finds His Trotsky

Turkey issues an arrest warrant for a preacher at the heart of AKP’s conspiracy theorizing.

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