Peaceful Rise
Xi Reshuffles Chinese Military

Xi Jinping has taken another step forward on his reform agenda, with a massive reorganization and streamlining of China’s armed forces.

Natural Complements
How Shale Gas Is Helping Renewables

Natural gas is vital to the future of wind and solar power.

Supply Side
The Specter Haunting France (and Europe)

France’s election is showing how the big political story across Europe is less the rise of populism than the utter collapse of the Left.

The Unamerican visa
(H-1)Back to the Drawing Board

President Trump signs measure directing H-1B visa reform. But major problems still remain.

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The Middle East
Taxing Times in Jordan

Under increasing pressure from regional wars and more than a million refugees, Jordan is ratcheting up taxes on ordinary citizens to bridge the budget gap.

$15 Minimum
Gentry Liberalism in San Francisco

The urban business elite don’t notice the downsides of minimum wage hikes.

Islamism in Indonesia
Islamists Score a Victory in Jakarta

Politicized Islam is becoming an increasingly potent force in Indonesia.

Trading Blame
Pence Presses Asian Allies on Trade

A return to the mercenary posture of the campaign, or part of a larger strategy?

Crude Economics
Petrostates Seek a Goldilocks Oil Price

High enough to keep them in the black, but not high enough to buoy shale producers too much. And we now know what it is.

Failure to Assimilate
Europe’s Discontented Turks

Turks in Europe’s most liberal countries overwhelmingly voted for illiberalism in Turkey’s referendum.

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