EU-phoria
The Secrets of His Success

How liberal politicians can harness populist energy, too.

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A Lot of Hot Air
Leaving Paris in the Springtime

Trump’s Paris agreement pullout isn’t the calamity the global warming chorus has made it out to be, but it does point to a big missed opportunity for the United States.

Burma's Rohingyas
Suu Kyi to UN: Stay Out of Myanmar

Another disappointment to those who believed in the fairy tale narrative of Myanmar.

When the Tax Breaks Disappear
EVs Struggle in Green Darling Denmark

“Price really matters.”

The China Bubble
Beijing Builds Bridges to Nowhere

Another sign of an economy that has run out of legitimate investment opportunities, but has a huge and politically well-connected infrastructure industry determined to build no matter what.

Frack Baby Frack
Gas Prices Plunge to 12-Year Low

The economic effects of this development should not be underestimated.

EU-phoria
Macron Wins Big in First Round, Crushes Left

French bonds rally as far-reaching market reforms look increasingly likely to happen.

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European Disunion
“Tear Down This Wall” at Thirty

A warning to a fissuring West on the anniversary of Reagan’s Brandenburg Gate speech.

Post-Paris
Will the Paris Pull Out Affect American Emissions?

Upset greens should read this.

A Beijing Boondoggle?
China’s Belt and Road Hits a Snag in Myanmar

As China seeks to fulfill its foreign infrastructure agenda, it is increasingly being ensnared into local political disputes and risky security situations.

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