After Dublin
A Quota by Any Other Name

A system to redistribute refugees advances in Brussels.

Biofuel Boondoggle
We’ve Hit the Blend Wall

Nearly all American gasoline is blended with 10 percent ethanol.

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2016 And Beyond
Pragmatic Engagement

A national security strategy for the next President.

The China Bubble
Beijing Compels Economists to Be More Optimistic

If the economy was in fact healthy, there would be no need to press experts to say as much.

The European Immigration Crisis
Let the Shakedowns Begin

Niger asks EU for €1bn to help stop immigration crisis. This is not going to be the last such request…

Asia's Game of Thrones
U.S. and India Discuss Anti-Sub Collaboration

India is getting more and more worried about China. One reason: Beijing’s overtures to Pakistan.

Frack Baby Frack
How Cheap Energy Helps American Families

Falling oil and gas prices are lowering the cost of living for millions of Americans.

2016 And Beyond
Where Are the Proto-Trumps?

There is little evidence that Trumpism, as a political ideology and mode of presentation, has caught on in the hundreds of GOP primary races for lower offices.

EU and What Army?
German Army Has to Leave NATO Exercises Early Because of Overtime Rules

Meanwhile, Germany releases white paper calling for the accelerated formation of a pan-EU army.

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Syria
On With the War

Bashar al-Assad and company are actually trying to win the war. This is a somehow still a surprise in certain quarters.

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