Asia's Game of Thrones
India Mulls Enhanced Naval Cooperation with Japan

India’s naval chief is exploring new cooperation with Japan as the two countries grow closer on several fronts.

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Uncivil Society
Shooting the Messenger

Courteous behavior faces a structural disadvantage on social media—to our cost.

Cyber Scare
Ukraine Power Grid Goes Black After Cyber Attack

Ukraine’s latest cyber scare shows the need for a stronger deterrence posture against Russia.

Pension Crisis
California Has a Weird Definition of “Social Responsibility”

While pension fund bigwigs try to limit donations to think tanks advocating pension reform, California reaffirms its commitment to keeping pension money out of tobacco.

Navigating NIMBYs
British High Court Green Lights Fracking

The judge struck down a legal challenge to a fracking permit in northern England.

Ostrich Syndrome
The War on Terror—or, Rather, Terror’s War on Us

Those who fear that “war on terror” rhetoric leads to poor choices in the conflict need to rebase their arguments—not on whether there is a war on terror but on how best to fight it.

The Untouchables
IMF Head Gets a Slap on the Wrist After Conviction

The French decision not to punish Christine Lagarde, despite a guilty verdict, will only strengthen the perception that elites are untouchable and unaccountable.

Assassination in Ankara
Russia, Turkey—and the United States?

The murder investigation may well bring Turkey and Russia together, mounting a united front against the U.S. in demanding justice for Ambassador Karlov’s killers.

Assassination in Ankara
What the Murder of the Russian Ambassador Might Mean

It’s probably not Sarajevo 1914 all over again. But don’t be so sure that this event will bring the Russians and Turks together, either.

Climate Crisis
China Issues Smog “Red Alert” in 22 Cities

As temperatures drop, deadly smog is once again moving into the country’s urban areas.

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