Window Dressing
China Reaping Strategic Benefits from “Green” Policies

Just as planned, China’s environmentally-friendly policies are shoring up its energy security and cutting down on social unrest.

Dealing with Dictators
Former Officers: Cold US-Thailand Relations Give China an In

Experts agree: hectoring Thailand about its slide into authoritarianism is counterproductive policy.

Slow Dance
U.S. and China Agree to Consult on Fugitives

Though there’s no extradition treaty between China and the U.S., the DHS chief’s consultations with his counterpart in Beijing could be pave the way for greater U.S. cooperation with Xi’s party purge.

Buying Smarter
Gazprom Warns Against Proposed European Energy Union

Gazprom’s CEO warned this week that moving to a single EU gas price would mean more expensive supplies.

Blue Model Blues
Big Blue is Killing Upstate New York

Upstate New York has become an economic disaster area, courtesy of NYC-style taxes and regulation.

Corker-Menendez
The Congressional Fight over the Iran Deal Begins

The new bill on Iran could be the biggest inter-branch fight over foreign policy in a generation.

The Gloves Are Off
China Goes on the Cyber Offensive

The Chinese state is upping its cyber attack capabilities. We’re entering a brave new world of digital warfare, and no one really knows how to deal with it yet.

Of Nukes and Neighbors
Saudi Arabia’s Longterm Investment

The Saudis’ patience with Pakistani prevarications on Yemen has a deeper motive—a nuclear one.

Reviews
Baseball’s Divine Comedy

The classic Ron Shelton film Bull Durham (1988) takes its hero on a Dantean journey from purgatory to paradise.

Reviews
Cool Hand Brent

A new biography of Brent Scowcroft captures some of the man the author once worked for, but only some.

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