After Ukraine
What Comes Next?

Without military aid, Ukraine is lost. It may even be lost with aid. But it still matters for NATO and European security how Ukraine is lost.

Bankrupt Health Care
When Health Insurance Doesn’t Mean Coverage

Narrow networks and skimpy plans mean some insured Americans don’t really have coverage that works for them. Whatever your preferred policy, the ACA status quo is not working.

Prices Prices Prices
Vox’s Own Goal on the Single Payer Pivot

Liberal health care wonks are pushing all-payer rate-setting as an alternative to single-payer. But that idea has been tried—and it failed.

Brave New World War
Is America Prepared for Digital Conflict?

The U.S. military is being hit by daily cyber-attacks of increasing sophistication, and the Pentagon only has half the staff it says it needs in its Cyber Command.

Egypt under Sisi
Gulf Arabs Learn What It’s Like to Be America

Secret recordings show what the Egyptian military really thinks of its paymasters.

Reviews
The Korean Invasion

As the world goes wild for Korean food, fashion, and pop music, the country is punching above its weight as an exporter of culture.

Smart Diplomacy
How (Not) To Make Friends And Influence People (in Thailand)

A State Department official decided to speak his mind on Thailand’s military government on a recent trip to Bangkok. A triumph of “smart diplomacy” this was not.

A Strong Move
Russia Getting Bases in Cyprus

There is no denying that Putin continues to outmaneuver his Western opponents.

Land of Lincoln
Omens of Municipal Bankruptcy in Illinois

New GOP Governor Bruce Rauner could soon make it easier for cities, counties, and towns to take the “nuclear option.”

Russian Exodus
Expats Flee Russia

Large numbers of foreigners, from Western businessmen to Tajikistani migrant laborers, are leaving Russia en masse.

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