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The State of State
Making Diplomacy Great Again

We won’t have more foreign policy successes without better diplomacy. The first step is to understand what diplomacy can and can’t do.

Crude Economics
Russia and Saudi Arabia Commit to Oil Cuts Through Next Year

The two countries will their commitment to production cuts until March 2018.

Blue Model Blues
The Pension Storm Cometh

Public employee unions have managed to extract promises from state and local governments that are simply impossible to keep.

Looming War
Hezbollah Withdraws from the Syrian Border

And the Israelis are taking note.

Fragmentation
South Yemeni Political Leaders Launch Secession Council

As the U.S. weighs deeper commitments in Yemen, the conflict gets more complex.

Fracking Abroad
Argentina’s Shale Hoping for Cash Windfall

Market reforms are making Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale look more and more attractive.

The Art of the Deal
Trump’s China Trade Deal: Much Ado About Nothing?

Trump’s first stab at renegotiating the trade relationship looks more symbolic than substantive.

Fracking 2.0
The Shale Boom Gets a Data Boost

Advanced computer modeling is ready to help the shale industry.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Sri Lanka Snubs Chinese Subs

India is leaning heavily on the island nation to resist overtures from Beijing.

Crude Economics
OPEC Sees the Writing on the Wall

OPEC just increased its expectations for supply growth outside of the cartel by 64 percent.

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