Energy Abundance
Don’t Doubt the Strength of U.S. Shale

Bargain oil prices may be slowing the shale boom, but nothing’s going bust just yet—far from it.

housing matters
Governor Moonbeam Gets Smart

California’s famously idealistic governor has set his eyes (for once) on an eminently achievable and critically important goal.

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Countdown to the NATO Summit
Partial Answers to the Russia Question

In the run-up to July’s NATO summit, the question for the United States remains what kind of commitments will convince Moscow to take NATO’s Article 5 guarantees seriously.

Austrian Levee Holds
The Tides of the Far Right

The latest wave of the far-Right surge has not quite yet broken through the levee that the mainstream European parties have built up. But the levee is looking awful weak.

South China Sea
Chinese Newspaper Worries about “Midair Collision”

In 2016, it’s brinksmanship at a higher level.

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Gazprom’s Future Is Looking Grim

The Russian state-owned gas firm Gazprom is being squeezed by supply, demand, and domestic political pressures.

EgyptAir Flight MS804
Plane Crash a “Knockout Blow” to Egyptian Tourism Industry

Already suffering, the vital tourist industry takes another big hit.

From Bad to Worse
Brazil’s Economic Nightmare

The experiment in leftwing rule in Brazil began reasonably well under Lula, but it appears to be ending in tears.

Burma's Rohingyas
Suu Kyi’s Human Rights Challenge

Human rights activists have repeatedly struggled to grapple with the complexities of geopolitics in Southeast Asia.

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The Replacement Continues

We don’t need laws against robots or progress, but we don’t need laws that artificially hasten the elimination of low-skilled employment either.

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