the migrant crisis
Hungary Passes Draconian “Emergency” Immigration Laws

Using the migrant crisis, Hungary’s legislature has declared a state of emergency and assumed extraordinary powers.

Crisis Management
Beijing Struggles With Tianjin Fallout

For Xi Jinping’s reputation, the crisis can’t be made to go away quickly enough.

Elections in Guinea
A Test for African Democracy—and International Commitment

Time is running short to prevent a crisis of legitimacy in Guinea that could set back the whole West African region.

the migrant crisis
EU President Proposes Fourfold Increase in Migrant Quotas

“The politics [in favor of a quota system] have changed”, an EU official says. But is that true everywhere?

Crude Economics
Canada’s Oil Sands Can’t Afford to Stop Now

Oil sands producers have already invested too much money to stop pumping crude, despite plunging prices.

The Endgame in Syria
Russia into Syria?

Russian troops are on the ground, and more may be coming.

2016
Trump and the “White Resentment” Theory

You wouldn’t know from most of the commentary on Trump’s campaign of “white resentment” that, if he dropped out of the race today, 38 percent of his supporters would flock to either black or Hispanic candidates.

China's Rise
China Holds a Coming out Party

At its grand Victory Day parade, China claimed to seek peace, but analysts aren’t buying it.

the migrant crisis
The Drowned Boy on the Beach: Europe’s Failures and Europe’s Challenges

Five major policy challenges stand between the urge to “do something” about the migrant crisis and actually solving the problems driving it.

Uber Alles
To Be or Not to Be (Employees)

A jury will decide once and for all whether 160,000 Uber drivers in California are independent contractors, as the company contends, or traditional employees, as the plaintiff in the class action suit argues.

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