Pressuring Pyongyang
Trump Puts A New Sanctions Squeeze On China and Russia

Treasury turns up the heat on Pyongyang’s enablers in Moscow and Beijing.

April 8 2024
America’s Next Eclipse Is a Threat to National Security

This year’s total solar eclipse was fun, but the next one will expose solar power’s biggest weakness.

German Election Watch
Merkel Rubs Salt in SPD’s Wounds

With her opponents already on the back foot, Merkel takes aim at the former SDP leader’s Russian business ties.

Poisoning the Well
Erdogan to German Turks: German Politicians Are The Enemy

Turkey’s President Erdogan has declared that all three of Germany’s largest parties are the enemies of Turks.

How do you solve a problem like Korea?
Chinese Traders Feel the Pinch From Sanctions

As Chinese businessmen protest the latest sanctions, will China’s cooperation on North Korea last?

Strategery
Can Trump Destroy Obamacare in Two Simple Moves?

If you game it out, it’s not certain he will be able to pull it off.

Fracking Abroad
Britain Drills Its First Shale Well Since 2011

The UK could use that shale gas, but geology and public opinion remain major hurdles.

Asia's Game of Thrones
China and India Face Off at Another Himalayan Hotspot

As the Sikkim border standoff festers, Sino-Indian tensions are flaring up in Kashmir.

Stupid Myths
No Mr. President, We Should Not Execute Terrorists With Pigs Blood Bullets

President Trump made reference to a legend about General Pershing and pigs today. It’s untrue, and wouldn’t work. And he shouldn’t be tweeting it.

The North American Energy Boom
A Mexican Oil Renaissance Could Thaw US Relations

Build offshore oil rigs, not walls.

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