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The New Economy
A Period of Conflict and Clash

We should all brace for a period in world history in which the clash between new technology and new ways of doing things, on the one hand, and entrenched interests, on the other, is rising, sometimes explosively.

2016
Rand Paul: A Jeffersonian in a Jacksonian Moment

2016 is looking more like the year of the angry, middle- or working-class nationalist than the year of the quasi-isolationist libertarian.

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How the West Misjudged Russia Part 4
Mad about Medvedev

How Western Russia experts fell for “Medvedev the reformer,” and why many of them buy into the Kremlin’s “humiliation” narrative.

The Next Foreign Policy
US to More Than Quadruple Defense Spending in Europe

Move gives the next POTUS more tools in more places. Plus: an increase in anti-ISIS spending.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Thailand Pivoting to Beijing

China is buying influence with a key U.S. regional ally.

Iraq and Ruin
Collapsing Oil Prices Reveal Iraq’s Fragility

Iraq has been buying off restive population with oil wealth. What happens when oil markets seize up?

The Guild-ed Age
Sen. Mike Lee Takes On Crony Capitalism

The explosion of occupational licensing requirements have raised prices and squelched opportunities for less credentialed workers.

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Post-Cologne Europe
The EU Must Secure Its External Borders

Elite failure to manage the growing migrant crisis is putting the future of the European project at risk.

Off the Boil
Not Even a $50 Rebound Could Save North Sea Oil

North Sea oil production is in dire straits, and analysts say the outlook would still be grim even at $85 per barrel.

Crude Economics
Oil Stays Cheap over Doubts about Russia-OPEC Cooperation

Oil prices are down over 4 percent in trading today as analysts doubt proposed cooperation between Russia and OPEC.

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