Crude Economics
Shale Blunts Impact of Far-Off Supply Disruptions

Global supply disruptions hit a 5-year high last month, but thanks to shale oil prices only spiked $5 per barrel.

Game of Chicken
Beijing Challenges U.S. and Japan in the East China Sea

The East China Sea heats up, as China escalates tensions with Washington and Tokyo.

EU in Crisis
EU Hits the Sour Spot

The fall in public support stems from the EU’s handling of two major issues: the lingering economic malaise and the migration crisis.

Age of Abe
Japan Cracks Open the Immigration Door

Tokyo will be more careful to open its doors than Western countries have been.

Crime and Punishment
Sanity Sets In On Stanford Sexual Assault Case

Social media mobs feeding off moral outrage temporarily cloud peoples’ ability to think clearly about substantive public policy questions.

The End of Factory Jobs
In the Developing World, Robots Are Short-Circuiting Economic Growth

Automating factory work makes it more attractive to keep production at home. The implications are huge.

Off the Boil
Britain Braces for Painful North Sea Decommissioning

For the first time in its history, Britain’s offshore oil industry is plugging more wells than it’s drilling.

Unintended Consequences
War on McDonald’s Harms the Poor

The offensive against franchises won’t just destroy opportunities for workers—it will hollow out the communities where these restaurants are actually an important source of social capital.

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Continental Divides
Europe Gets Religion, Again

What Pope Francis, Prince Charles, Patriarch Bartholomew, Mother Teresa, Patriarch Kirill, and the next President of the United States have in common.

Trade and Tradecraft
Russia’s Spy-Swapping Obsession

What’s behind Russia’s abduction of Estonian officer Eston Kohver? Signs point to more such incidents being in the offing.

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