Bankrupt Healthcare
The High Costs of Redundant Brand Name Drugs

Expensive brand name drug Lucentis isn’t any more effective than its generic counterpart Avastin, but yet doctors prescribe Lucentis at high rates to the tune of a billion dollars a year.

Cutting losses
Kremlin: Money or Mistrals Will Do

The Kremlin says it would accept its money back in lieu of delivery of two Mistral-class warships from France.

Setting the Odds for an Iran Deal
Kerry Confident in Iran Deal Despite Negative Signs

John Kerry predicts that the P5+1 will reach a deal in the nuclear negotiations with Iran. The Vice President, the PM of Israel, and even the Iranian street all seem to disagree with him.

Reforming Delivery
Outdated Laws Sap Telemedicine’s Promise

Telemedicine could give Americans in doctor-poor areas better access to care, but outdated laws are getting in the way.

Appeal to Interpol
Egypt Presses the Muslim Brotherhood Abroad

Egypt has successfully lobbied Interpol for more than 40 arrest warrants for senior MB officials, including one against the controversial Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi.

freedom for me but not for thee
The Democracy Promotion Gap

Behind a smokescreen of noninterference, the leading democracies of the global south—Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa—have been weak ambassadors for spreading freedom abroad.

A European Game of Thrones?
EU Talks Turkey

Turkey-EU talks are back on the table. But is there a real strategy in place?

China's Anti-Corruption Purge
Trap Shuts on Top Tiger

Zhou Yongkang is the highest-ranking Chinese official to be taken down since Mao’s death. That makes his arrest a huge win for Xi Jinping’s quest for power.

Qaeda Geld
US Stands Firm Against Paying Ransoms To Terrorists

Good thing, too: it’s a terrible policy that helps finance al-Qaeda and incentivizes terrorists to keep on kidnapping.

Warning Signs
Cairo Embassies on Heightened Alert

Britain closed its embassy in Cairo to the public yesterday over heightened security concerns. As a symptom of the security situation, this is not great news for a country that desperately needs a respite from chaos.

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