Oil prices just hit a ninth month low, in large part thanks to new supplies of North American crude. Shale both threatens Russia’s economy and blunts one of its biggest geopolitical weapons.

Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto signed a number of laws this week that will overhaul the country’s struggling oil, gas, and electricity sectors. With these new reforms, Mexico looks ready to join the North American energy boom.

America and Iran both want Maliki out of power in Iraq. Does that make them strategic partners in the Middle East?

The nation’s third-largest insurer is predicting that it will lose as much of 30 percent of its new Obamacare customers by the end of the year. Attrition due to non-payment could put a serious dent in the ACA’s overall sign-up numbers.

A police round-up in Kosovo nets forty veteran jihadists, but there are thousands more out there.

Gridlock might not worsen, but a showdown over judicial appointments might be in the offing.

Lebanon is gearing up for a protracted fight with ISIS and wants the U.S. to supply it with air and firepower.

U.S. policy on democracy support, especially during the Obama administration, has been largely reactive. We seem to be constantly playing (and mostly losing) a giant game of Whac-a-Mole.

Greens are finding their position in the Democratic base under fire recently, as many politicians competing in this year’s midterm elections will be touting the benefits that the shale boom is accruing for their home districts.

An NYT journalist got a rare look at Vietnam’s coast guard operations near the disputed territories—and at the fleet of ships protecting China’s oil rig, since moved.