France 2017
Fillon Defeats French Favorite

Fillon is now the favorite to win the presidential elections in 2017.

Brazil In Trouble
No Happy Ending for Brazil

The country is like a teenager in a growth spurt trying to squeeze into last year’s clothes.

Seoul Scandal
South Korea’s Crisis Deepens

Public trust in South Korea’s President is cratering just as the country faces a series of intertwined crises.

Looking Ahead
The Future of US-Cuban Relations

The truth is that the death of Fidel resolves little.

Immigration
Trump vs. Silicon Valley

This is a fight the Valley may well lose.

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Looking Ahead
Trump’s Path to Mount Rushmore

Smart energy policy could give the next President his best prospect for spurring growth in manufacturing jobs—and thus delivering on the promises his voters think matter most.

Crude Economics
North Sea Oil Might Not Be Dead Yet

Don’t count out these offshore projects just yet.

Russia & Japan
Putin Arms The Kurils

Abe has made no secret of his desire to settle things with Moscow, but the Kremlin hasn’t been very cooperative.

Fidel Castro (1926-2016)
A Dictator Dies a Failure

Fidel Castro wanted an independent path for Cuba. He leaves a shattered society and a desperately poor country behind him, less able to shape its destiny than it was in 1959.

Blue Model Blues
California Supreme Court Justices Could Make or Break Pension Reform

The outcome of the case will reverberate far and wide.

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