Gassing Up
Qatar Crisis an Opportunity for US LNG

Qatar is the world’s largest LNG exporter, and it’s also the target of an attempt by a group of Arab countries to isolate it over accusations of attempts to destabilize the region. That decision by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the Maldives, Yemen, and the UAE to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar is going to make […]

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The Kushner Controversy
The Dangers of Back Channels

A note on back channel diplomacy and the Cuban missile crisis.

Fighting France's Blue Beast
Can Macron Deliver On Labor Reform?

We will find out this summer, and the answer could profoundly shape the prospects for his presidency.

Higher Education Watch
Trump Budget Plan Cuts Staffing for Campus Sex Police

The Administration’s budget plan puts pressure on the Office for Civil Rights in Education. That’s a step in the right direction.

Gulf Crisis—Palestine Opportunity
Squeezing Qatar to Make Hamas Scream

As the Saudis and Emiratis try to force Qatar into the anti-Iran front, it’s possible to imagine a post-Hamas Palestine.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Tillerson Presses China

Could the Trump Administration be turning a page in Asia?

Whole and Free
A Post-Nationalist Europe Is Not a Globalist Europe

Simple traps American critics of the EU should avoid.

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Of Immigration and Nation-States
Europe’s “Suspended Communities”

The imperative of integrating immigrant communities in Europe into their host nation’s cultures has taken on a new urgency.

Higher Education Watch
Is College Working?

New data calls into question basic assumptions about higher education.

Robotics Revolution
Robots Could Block Path out of Poverty

The idea that technological progress brings peace and prosperity is one that Americans are instinctively inclined to believe, but the bumps in the road can be ferocious.

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