The View from Kiev
Black Days for Ukraine’s Economy

The outlook is looking worse and worse for all of the ways that Ukraine hoped it would be able to improve its financial lot: foreign aid, foreign investment in shale, and energy independence.

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Inconvenient Truths
Next Up in America: The Liberal Retreat

The Obama administration may represent “Peak Left” in American politics. As a result, what we are getting from the left these days is a mix of bewilderment and anger as it realizes that this is as good as it gets.

Talent Search
Via Meadia Is Looking for Interns

With our latest crop of interns moving on, we’re looking for talented young people with high aspirations to work at our New York and D.C. offices.

Loco Boko
Another Kidnapping Rocks Nigeria

Nigeria had a terrible week, as Boko Haram kidnapped more than 100 people and 54 soldiers were condemned to death for mutiny.

TAI Podcast & Beyond
Tortured Reports and American Leadership

In case you missed it, here are some excerpts form this week’s podcast, featuring Mark M. Lowenthal and Foreign Policy‘s David Rothkopf.

No Pivot
Vermont Slays Single-Payer

Vermont is canceling its plans to transition to a single-payer system because—surprise!—it would require huge tax increases.

Massacre of the Innocents
Evil Walked the Halls

The horrific accounts of the massacre in Peshawar are a reminder of what evil looks like—and why we are fighting a war on terror.

Setting Sun
Global Solar Trade War Flares Up

New U.S. duties on Chinese solar imports suggest the renewable energy industry is floundering in the face of plummeting oil prices.

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The View From Washington
Putin’s Gamble

In today’s televised speech, Vladimir Putin reassured Russians that everything was going to be just fine. It’s hard to know if he believes this or if he’s bluffing, but either way, striking this tone is a huge gamble for him personally.

To Veto or Not
Palestinian Draft Resolution Submitted to UN

The resolution calls on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank in two years. Will the United States use its veto?

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