Optics My Dear Boy
The Placebo Politics of Paris

Trump’s decision today doesn’t make the U.S. better off, but it probably doesn’t make us much worse off, either.

Let's Not Make a Deal
The Sound and Fury of Trump’s Paris Pull Out

What does it signify?

European Disunion
Are the Western Balkans Being Re-Balkanized?

The West must fight for this pivotal region—or risk ceding influence to the Kremlin and radical Islamism.

How do you solve a problem like Korea?
Moon Admits THAAD Isn’t Going Anywhere

But don’t expect the system’s opponents to give up so easily.

Gazproblems
Gazprom Loses Court Battle With Ukraine

It was a much-needed victory for Kyiv.

the first branch
Congress Should Hire More People

Congress today is falling far short of the role the Founders expected it to play.

Plus ça change
Brussels Broaches Debt Bundling, Berlin Balks

Brussels is floating a new idea for bundling the Eurozone’s debt and tightening integration—but don’t expect Berlin to bite.

Trump & trade
The Germans Are More Nationalistic Than They Think

Germany really has made policy choices that magnify its trade surplus at the expense of the United States and smaller European economies.

Let's (Un?)-Make a Deal
It’s the Eleventh Hour for the Paris Climate Agreement

Reports indicate Trump will pull out of the “treaty.”

Losing Afghanistan
Massive Truck Bomb Attack in Kabul

A month after the U.S. dropped the Mother of All Bombs, the Taliban respond in kind in Kabul.

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