France 2017
France’s Ridiculous Email Law

Maybe France isn’t ready for Thatcherism after all.

Settled Science
Climate “Quirk” Protecting US from Hurricanes

Another day, another revelation in the world of “settled” climate science.

Pension Inequality
In California, Luxurious Pensions Fuel Inequality

Poor people who rely on government support systems and, in some cases, government employment, will be hardest hit when the pensions crisis sucks budgets dry.

Friends and Allies
Turkey Questions US Use of Airbase at Incirlik

Will the Trump Administration be as attentive to Ankara’s anxieties as Erdogan hopes?

Sir Humphrey Revolts
No, Prime Minister

Charge of the Light Brigade? UK’s chief Brexit negotiator quit abruptly this week

Blue Model Border Patrol
New Year, Same Broken Immigration System

But is the ground starting to shift?

Shale Fail
Russia Wants to Frack Without Western Help

Easier said than done.

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Net Assessment
A Gulf in the Gulf?

Even if the next U.S. administration downsizes our military presence in the Middle East, it must work more effectively with our Arab Gulf partners to counter Iran’s growing asymmetric threat.

Human Rights
Russia Trolls US in the Philippines

Washington should stop with the human rights “clichés”, a Russian official suggested.

Pop!
Another Sign of China’s Looming Crisis

The well-connected Chinese are sending their kids to study in the United States at younger and younger ages.

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