News Analysis
After The Referendum
Another Big Step Toward the Turkey-EU Divorce

The Council of Europe re-introduces monitoring for Turkey on human rights issues for the first time since 2004.

A New Deal
Russia’s Oil Cuts Are About to Get Harder

For Moscow, round two of production cuts is going to be harder than round one.

How do you solve a problem like Korea?
The THAAD Controversy Won’t Die

The U.S. is rushing to deploy missile defense in South Korea before the elections.

Pyongyang Under Pressure?
North Korea Hoarding Gas

Is Pyongyang rationing fuel in fear of a coming Chinese embargo?

The President vs. the Mayors
The Sanctuary City Fights Aren’t Going Away

A court ruling in California marks the latest setback for President Trump’s immigration policies.

homo economicus
A Bad Idea Gains Momentum

America’s elite technocrats are warming to the idea of a universal basic income. This would be a mistake.

Aside from the Pallets of Cash...
The Nuclear Deal That Keeps Getting Worse

A new report details how the Obama administration derailed the pursuit of Iran’s global procurement networks to sell the nuclear deal.

Higher Education Watch
Campus Chaos Makes Case Against Tenure

Tenured academics who are arguing against liberal debate on their campuses should think twice.

Deal of the Century?
No One Believes Saudi Aramco Is Worth $2 Trillion

Uncertainty swirls around the company’s impending IPO.

Pipeline Politics
Nord Stream 2 Gets Funded

Gazprom secured loans from a coalition of European companies, though the Russian firm will retain sole ownership.

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