News Analysis
Ukraine's Future
Ukraine’s Real Problem is Corruption

The problem of corruption runs so deep in Ukraine that it is a greater threat even than Putin’s tanks rolling over the border.

Back to Iraq
Gen. Dempsey Talks Ground Troops Again

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey has announced that he is considering a direct combat role for U.S. troops in Iraq. How will the White House respond this time?

Game of Thrones
China Backs Down but Not Out

A recent flareup between China and Japan over the disputed islands serves as a reminder that Beijing is in no way abandoning its revisionist agenda.

The Francis Era
South American Catholics Turning Protestant

Many South American Catholics are leaving the Church, largely for Protestant denominations. That’s a different challenge than the one facing the Church in Europe, and it may be Pope Francis’s mission to address it.

Junk Juncker?
The EU’s Legitimacy Crisis

The kerkuffle in Europe over Jean-Claude Juncker is as much about corruption as it is about a mounting crisis of legitimacy of European institutions among its electorate.

Lame Duck Keeps Swimming
A Breakthrough on Trade with India

Second milestone for Obama on Asia trip as big us concessions to India put global trade deal in reach.

Prices Prices Prices
Price Transparency’s Untapped Potential

Patients shop better when they know prices ahead of time, even when they’re not influenced by co-pays and deductibles. So why is price transparency missing from the reform agenda?

The Syrian Civil War
Assad Regime Losing Support from Within

Bashar al-Assad is starting to lose the confidence of his closest base of support: his own Alawite sect.

Pension Meltdown
Detroit Deal Masks Persisting Pension Disaster

The exit deal just approved by a local judge has gotten Detroit out of bankruptcy, but its pension plans may be as threatened by underfunding as ever.

Lower Your Expectations
UK Shale Hype Gets a Reality Check

A new report calls the notion that shale gas might make the UK energy self-sufficient “far-fetched” and “overhyped.”

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