US-Cuba Rapprochement
Castros: Give Us Gitmo or No Normalization

It’s not in Havana’s interest for the negotiations to move too quickly.

Pipeline Politics
Keystone Passes Senate, Still Stuck in Limbo

The Senate passed Keystone today, but failed to muster the 67 votes needed to override the promised presidential veto.

Reforming Delivery
Looking Beneath the Coverage

The ACA has reached its coverage goal for the year, but the fixation on “getting people covered” misses many on-the -ground health care realities.

Europe's Russia Problem
The EU Bares Its Gums at Russia?

Europeans ministers are meeting to discuss further sanctions on Russia. They haven’t come up with much.

End the Boondoggle
Even Greens Can See the Folly of Biofuels

An environmental think tank is joining the chorus of criticisms against biofuels.

Without a Plan
Obama’s ISIS Policy Has Critics in High Places

General Mattis and former DIA Chief Lt. General Flynn were among those who said the Administration lacks a strategy.

2015 Watch
Power Rankings: The Critical States

Here’s the third tier of our global power rankings: those states most likely to have a destabilizing effect on world order in 2015.

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The Middle East and Beyond
What the MSM Is Failing to Tell You

The missing context behind the recent Hizballah attacks on Israel, and ISIS attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Reading the Tea Leaves
Will The EU Bare Its Teeth at Russia?

Here’s what to look for in the results of today’s EU foreign ministers’ meeting.

Balancing Act
America’s Neglected Ideal of Moderation

Americans are losing appreciation for the tradition that has spared us from the kind of violent clash between religion and secularism currently bedeviling France.

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