In addition to sending its own ships, Tokyo will bolster the defenses of Southeast Asian countries.

When presented to consumers in the optimal light, taxes on sugary drinks can significantly reduce consumption and thereby obesity.

Critics may crow about Britain excessively kowtowing to the Chinese, and they may have a point about the inherent risks of doing so. But especially after Brexit, keeping Beijing at least nominally on side is not an insane policy—by a long shot.

Hint: it’s a lot.

Defined-benefit pension plans are an artifact of the blue social model.

After a period of rapid growth, solar installations are set for a downright dismal 2017.

Corporate law firms are overdue for high-tech disruption.

The FSB’s notorious 6th Service nets itself another victim as it consolidates control over the financial sector protection racket.

Democratic illegitimacy in the United States and the rest of the world results more from political than economic discontent.

Human rights activists are worried, as Obama opts for a pragmatic approach.