Policies Have Consequences
The Amazing Blinkered European Elites

The radical populists across Europe are wrong about many things, but they are right about this: governments that can’t protect their frontiers aren’t worthy of the name.

A Smart Green Idea
Making the Green Case for Nuclear Power

American reactors are growing long in the tooth. For the sake of the planet, we need to reinvest in nuclear power.

Obama's Legacy
The Democrats Turn on Obama

Almost everywhere you look, the gap between Obama’s stirring rhetoric and his underwhelming accomplishments is immense.

The Trump Effect
Israel Scuttles UN Settlement Vote, with Help from Trump

Israel’s successful effort to scuttle a controversial UN vote, with the support of Donald Trump, signals that the Obama era of foreign policy is already over.

Iran-Saudi Rivalry
France Seeks to Jumpstart Stalled Saudi-Lebanon Deal

France hopes to convince the Saudis that the time has come to implement a stalled arms deal with Lebanon.

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Tolstoy on Broadway
War and Pop

A new show based on Tolstoy’s magnum opus is more soap opera than social commentary. More’s the pity.

Protectionism Rising
A Knock-Out Punch to Free Trade?

On both sides of the Atlantic, the winds of nationalism and protectionism are pushing hard against free trade advocates.

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2017 and Beyond
The Myth of a U.S.-Russian Global Agenda

Most items on notional agendas for U.S.-Russia cooperation are irrelevant or impossible to achieve, regardless of the tenor of the bilateral relationship.

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New World Order
A Last Effort at Sustaining Sanctions?

As opposed to many journalists, economists are evenly split as to whether sanctions on Russia will be lifted soon. Despite the President-elect’s campaign rhetoric on Russia, there’s reason to be skeptical that the sanctions’ end is nigh.

Diesel Disaster
“Green” Policy Choking the Life out of Europeans

Europe’s heavy reliance on diesel cars is taking years off the lives of tens of thousands of urbanites.

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