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Understanding Diversity
Obama, Anti-Semitism and Iran

Are anti-Semites ultimately rational actors who happen to hold despicable views? Or does their prejudice warp their perception of the world so fundamentally that they calculate risks and rewards differently from most Western elites?

Shale Still Hale
U.S. Shale Showing Signs of Stabilizing

America’s rig count drop is slowing down, suggesting that the shale industry is adjusting to discount crude prices.

Chicken
Are The Saudis Getting Their Nukes?

Contrary to President Obama’s assurances, the intelligence community seems to think it’s a matter of when, not if.

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Requiem for a Policy
After the Summit

With new EU memberships now essentially off the table, the EU’s Eastern Partnership is on its last legs.

Accountability
Dancing Around Failure

The NYT lets its readers know that things aren’t going so well in the Middle East, without mentioning Obama by name once.

Poland and Spain
Tremors in Europe

Euroskeptics and Eurocritics have made significant, if still only symbolic, gains in Poland and Spain over the weekend.

Middle East Mess
Endgame for Assad?

The Saudis are getting serious about funding the rebels. Could this be a gamechanger?

Shorting Out
Electric Cars Running on Empty

President Obama’s lofty electric vehicles goals have been swatted down hard by reality.

Harder Better Faster Stronger
Can Canada’s Oil Sands Adapt to Cheap Crude?

Canada’s oil sands industry has to cut costs to survive today’s bearish crude market. Is it up to the challenge?

Bird Flu Sends Prices Skyrocketing

Bird flu has killed millions of chickens and turkeys, leading to “completely unprecedented” price jumps, threatened supply chains for big restaurants, and possibly even will put some suppliers out of business.

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