Chinese ships are developing a reef in the Spratly Islands into a major airstrip and a naval port, according to a recent defense report.

Sarkozy is reaching out to far-right voters, in the run-up to a Presidential election in which he’s likely to face off against Marine Le Pen.

Kuwait has a novel solution to the problem of stateless workers. But the Gulf has a long record of mistreating its labor force—which is undermining its efforts at soft power.

Some of the details from the recent arrests of “tigers” in China’s anti-corruption purge are truly staggering. This week, China arrested a general with an actual ton of cash in his home.

At this year’s Davis Cup, it’s the Swiss vs. the Swiss-living.

The imperial IRS makes a new fan.

Less than the US, despite 230 million more citizens. A lot less.

North Korea threatened to conduct a nuclear test in response to UN indictments of top officials for crimes against humanity. Pyongyang does this every time it’s upset because it hasn’t got any other cards to play.

An Oregon wind energy firm is suing in federal court to hide information about birds found dead on its wind farms.

The California state Comptroller has released a massive amount of data on the state’s pension crisis—and the numbers are not pretty.