News Analysis
France Speaks
A Stay of Execution for Europe—At Best

For Emmanuel Macron, all the problems that wrecked his predecessor’s presidency are still there.

A Hello to Arms
Trump Fast Tracks Saudi Arms Sales

It’s a signal to Tehran as much as Riyadh.

A Song of Ice and Fire
Japan Strikes It Rich (Again) with Offshore Gas

Methane hydrates are attracting attention again in the land of the rising sun.

third ring of suburbs
California’s Reactionary Housing Policy Burns Millennials

The Golden State’s soaring home prices are exacting a catastrophic social and economic toll on young people.

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With Allies Like These...
The Greece-Turkey Rift Widens

A contentious court case is reviving old animosities between Ankara and Athens.

Turkey and Our Birds
Russia, Turkey, and Iran Agree to Ban U.S. Planes in “De-Escalation Zones”

Russia claims that U.S. and allied planes would be subject to an extensive no-fly zone.

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GOP Axes Blue State Retirement Plans

As with Obamacare, the GOP is alert to the problems with the liberal approach—but it’s unclear if it has a positive plan of its own.

A Messy Divorce
A Deeply Rooted Impediment to an Amicable Brexit

The EU wants legal jurisdiction over its citizens’ post-Brexit rights. That may be too much for London to swallow.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Japan Gives Malaysia Spy Planes

Tokyo is all too eager to help Malaysia keep a watchful eye on Beijing.

Showmanship and Sales
The Placebo Politics of Healthcare?

President Trump took what many are calling a premature victory lap over the passage of AHCA in the House. But there is a canniness to his strategy.

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