India's Cash Crunch
Modi Faces Backlash After Cash Crackdown

The Indian Prime Minister’s abrupt demonetization drive could prove politically costly as public patience wears thin.

Pension Panic
Californians See Their First Pension Cut

Pensioners are being told to expect cuts of up to 60 percent starting January 1, 2017.

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The Middle East
A Murder in Ankara

The assassination of Russia’s Ambassador is likely to have far-reaching implications for the U.S.-Turkey relationship.

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Unreliable Narratives
Watch Me Lie!

The problem with our media isn’t “fake news.” It’s the absence of meaningful contexts for interpretation.

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Endgame in Syria?
A Sad Metaphor

Ambassador Samantha Power’s outburst against Russia at the UN aptly symbolizes the decay of the American-led global order.

Asian Geopolitics
Japan Boosts Coast Guard Commitment in East China Sea

Japan is beefing up its maritime enforcement in the East China Sea as it seeks to deter Chinese incursions near the disputed Senkaku islets.

Europe's Immigrant Crisis
Merkel’s New Calculus

No longer can German Chancellor Angela Merkel promise a safe haven for migrants.

Culture War
Is Sexual Liberation a Project of the Left?

The question is difficult to answer. Both the children of “Woodstock nation” and their foes have changed over the decades.

After the Assassination
Will Russia Support Turkey’s Calls For Gulen’s Head?

It might, if only to watch the Obama Administration squirm one last time.

Obama's Pivot
Thailand Gets Cozy with China

The Obama Administration misjudged Asian politics as profoundly (if not quite quite as spectacularly) as it misjudged the Arab Spring.

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