The Importance of Reinvestment
Oil Majors Made Better By Shale Competition

Conventional producers are slashing costs and once again reinvesting in new projects.

String of Pearls
Sri Lanka and China Reach Deal On Strategic Port

After ensnaring Sri Lanka in a debt trap, China is poised to profit by acquiring a strategic port on the Indian Ocean.

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Asia's Game of Thrones
The Tibetan Roots of the China-India Border Dispute

How the border fight fits in with Beijing’s broader pressure campaign in Asia, and why it matters to the US.

Allies
A Fair-Weather Fleet Visits Turkey

It is hard to imagine any other NATO member hosting ships from a navy that is busily building islands in South China sea—not to mention carrying out live-fire drills in the Mediterranean.

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Saudi Arabia and Russia Conspire to Make America Rich

It’s not their stated purpose with their latest call to heed production cuts, but it’s what will happen in this new oil reality.

press freedom
Simmering Illiberalism in the GOP

The latest Economist/YouGov poll contains grim news about the health of American democracy.

Asian Arms Race
China Sets Sights on the Weapons of the Future

Beijing is launching a new agency, modeled on the Pentagon’s DARPA, to pioneer breakthrough military technology.

Temple Mount Crisis
Abbas Rejects Compromise, Calls for Mass Protests

Israel has removed the metal detectors, but Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is calling for further escalation.

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After the USSR
Russia’s Loss, Whose Gain?

A new book urging the West to reconcile with Russia gives too much credit to Russia and too little to the West.

Japanese Politics
A Party Threat to Shinzo Abe?

Beset by scandals, the beleaguered Prime Minister is losing ground to a rival in the polls.

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