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Russia & The West
Vladimir Putin, Master of Suspense

How Russia’s leader has played a weak hand to its fullest, and why the West always seems to be playing catch-up.

Crude Economics
How Cheap Crude Is Hurting Saudi Arabia

As the House of Saud cuts spending, the country’s middle class is hurting.

Illiberality
Déclassé: Nothing New Under the Sun

Can we learn anything from past rounds of technological disruption and mass downward socio-economic mobility?

India Ascendant?
India Moves to Upgrade Air Capabilities

In the face of new and expected threats from China and Pakistan, India needs improved capabilities.

Bibi's Realpolitik
The Real Middle East Story

Precisely because he has a colder view of international affairs than Obama, Netanyahu’s leadership has made Israel stronger than ever.

"Your Move Capriles"
Maduro Stymies His Enemies

Venezuela’s opposition is facing the prospect of having its referendum postponed indefinitely, giving an opening to hardliners advocating an abandonment of politics in favor of “civil disobedience” tactics.

At the Ballot Box
The Case for Charters is Overwhelming

Massachusetts charter schools have an unassailable record of improving academic outcomes for vulnerable students.

Guns in America
Stop-And-Frisk Hypocrisy on Left and Right

What the reaction to Trump’s stop-and-frisk comments say about the distorted politics of guns and crime in America.

The Fruits of Fracking
Shale Passes a Big Transatlantic Milestone…

…and unfortunately for the UK, it’s not about Britain exploring its own sizable reserves of shale gas.

Duterte
Duterte Mellows, For the Moment

The bombastic president walked back comments from last week about the U.S. military presence in the Philippines.

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