Predicting Emissions
How China Is Wrecking Climate Models

China’s slowing, changing economy means our climate models need some major recalculating.

The President and the Peace Process
Obama Takes Fresh Tilt at Windmill

White House looks at reopening Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process.

North Korea Fallout
China Frets Over Nork Sanctions

As Pyongyang rattles its saber once more, Beijing gets nervous about the extent of the sanctions being lined up against the Hermit Kingdom.

1990s Redux
Putin to Privatize Like It Was 1992

Vladimir Putin is looking to sell Russia’s family silver to his best friends. Look for more of these kinds of shenanigans as Russia’s economy continues to contract.

Bad News For Angela
German Report: More Violence, Rape, Theft, Radicalization Likely Due to Migrant Influx

A shocker report, leaked to the press, could have a major impact on this weekend’s regional elections in Germany.

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How the West Misjudged Russia Part 8
Looking for Explanations—or Justification?

Are there really any justifications for the annexation of Crimea and armed intervention in Ukraine?

Fracking Abroad
South Africa Revives Its Wayward Shale Ambitions

One year after Shell abandoned South African shale plays, the country announced its plans to kickstart the fledgling industry.

Academia
Victims and Victimologists

Every modern revolutionary movement has sought to change the language. Campus liberals are hardly the first.

Gender Matters
Study: Career Choices Driving Wage Gap

Women who go to medical school are more likely to become primary care doctors than surgeons, and working class women are more likely to work in office administration than in natural resource extraction.

Deeds Not Words
Western Balkan Migrant Route Closed

Despite Angela Merkel’s best attempts to argue reality away, Macedonia officially closed its border with Greece after countries further up the chain severely restricted passage through their borders.

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