Crisis in the Middle East
The Arab Implosion Continues

From the temporary takeover of the Green Zone to another shipwreck off Libya, the Arab world continues to fall apart.

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Ukrainian Politics
Odessa on Edge

A tense weekend opens up into an even tenser week in a Ukrainian city struggling to keep its demons in check.

Culture Wars
Is ‘Yes Means Yes’ Unstoppable?

State legislatures across the country are moving to formally adopt a version of the sexual consent policies that, just 23 years ago, made Antioch College a national laughing stock.

A Greece of Our Very Own
Another Default for Puerto Rico

There are two kinds of crisis: there’s the largely unexpected event that hits suddenly like an earthquake or the assassination of a leader. And then there is the kind of slow moving train wreck that we see in Puerto Rico.

Theft & World Disorder
Stage Hands

How Western enablers facilitate kleptocracy.

Sino-Japanese Relations
Will Japan and China Really Ease Tensions?

The foreign ministers of China and Japan held a four-hour meeting on Saturday. They’ll need more time than that.

Hail Shale
American Net Natural Gas Imports Hit 29 Year Low

America’s net imports of natural gas last year were lower than at any point since 1986.

The Fracas in Caracas
Venezuela Crisis’ Latest Victim: Beer

Polar makes 80% of the beer in Venezuela—or used to.

Col. Klink and Sgt. Schultz
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport May Never Open

“No politician, no airport director and no person who is not addicted to drugs can make a firm guarantee about this airport.”

North Korea Fallout
Beijing and Moscow Object to U.S.–Korea Missile Defense Collaboration

How will the U.S. and South Korea respond?

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