Turkey’s "NINO" Status
NATO(-member) in Name Only?

The days when NATO could command the loyalty of its members, necessitating that they handle disputes with co-parties discreetly, are long past.

Frack Baby Frack
EIA Says US Will Set Oil Record Next Year

We’re heading into uncharted waters, thanks to shale.

Junior's Russia Meetings
All The Dots, Connected

A look at the networks connecting the various Russians attending Donald Trump, Jr.’s notorious meeting shows us just what the Russian state is—and what it wants.

the family and the state
The Grim Lessons of Charlie Gard

A U.K. death panel has forced parents to abandon hope for their baby’s life.

Game of Thrones
China Tells Spanish to Stop Drilling in South China Sea

A Chinese spokesperson called for an end to joint drilling operations between Spain’s Repsol and Vietnam.

Pop!
The China Housing Bubble Wants to Grow

Chinese consumers have more money than ever, and they still want to buy more real estate.

Shale 2.0
Bottlenecks Are Holding Back a Second Shale Boom

The industry is hurting from equipment and personnel shortages.

Temple Mount Crisis
A Metal Detector Intifada Avoided?

Israel removes metal detectors from the Temple Mount in an effort to de-escalate the crisis.

Kleptocracy Watch
UN Corruption Trial Underway

International and global governance organizations are prime targets for kleptocracy and graft.

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EU and What Army?
Euromacht: Brussels über Alles?

Visions of a pan-EU army beguile European leaders in the age of Trump and Brexit. Whether they can manage to create it is another matter.

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