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The Pension Vise Tightens in California
California's teacher pension fund didn't come close to meeting its annual target
What a Cooling Antarctica Means for Climate Science
Scientists think they know why Antarctica has been cooling over the past two decades, but do greens even care
Are Africans Actually Getting Poorer?
GDP per capita is set to fall in Africa this year, and that's big news, but it's not the whole story
Chinese Junk Heads Overseas
Local governments are so hungry they're increasingly looking outside the country for help shouldering their debt burdens
Falling for ISIS Propaganda about Christians
An influential international body endorses the discredited claim that ISIS wants to protect Christians—not commit genocide against them
Brexit Looms Over Europe’s Climate Commitments
The European Commission just proposed national climate goals for its members, but Brexit could throw a wrench into the whole process
Democrats and Republicans Speak Different Languages
How nihilistic partisanship came to be
One Man’s Land: Behind the FSB’s Attack on Russia’s Investigative Committee
How a war among the security services is setting up the rise of Victor Zolotov, Putin's right hand man
Captain Nigeria: Civil War
Nigeria faces a slow-burning civil war on multiple fronts—including a new one in the Niger Delta that has decimated the country's oil exports. Time to start paying the militants off
Dark Days Ahead
The plot against Erdoğan has laid bare dangerous undercurrents in Turkey
Red Tape and Rising Rents
Keeping housing affordable is one of the most important aspects of successful public policy
Yazidis, Hell, and its Abolition
The Yazidi version of Satan relates in a curious way to a serious Christian tradition about hell and its abolition
The Grey Lady Wises Up to Renewables’ Shortcomings
The NYT just did something rather surprising: it published a piece critical of wind and solar power
Even in Russia, Capitalism Sometimes Works
A depressed ruble and floods in France have conspired to propel Russia into a wheat-exporting leader
What Brexit Means for North Sea Oil
A weaker pound is good news for North Sea oil producers, but Brexit uncertainty is spooking some investors
The California Pension Bomb Just Got More Explosive
CalPERS's annual return didn't come close to meeting its annual target
Philippines Turns Down Talks Amidst Chinese “Combat Air Patrols”
The muscle flexing apparently didn't help China's overtures to the Philippines for an alternative, bilateral settlement
Good for the Media, Bad for America
How serious political reporting became a luxury good amid a mass-market media circus
China’s Renews $600 Million Down Payment on Cambodia
Cambodia has straddled the line but resisted crossing into Chinese client status
Are Plutocrats Drowning Our Republic?
If you are in Washington DC later this week, we'd like to invite you to an event we are organizing at the Hudson Institut
UN Unhappy with Its (Former?) Green Paragon, Germany
The climate change envoy for the United Nations expressed disappointment in the poor green example Germany has been setting of late
Putin Dumps Doping Scandal Officials, Unexpectedly
Vladimir Putin rarely acts under pressure, and is loath to discipline loyal underlings. Yet with the Russian doping subversion scandal blowing up, he has done both
An Open Letter on Donald Trump’s Vision of US Foreign Policy
The following statement was drafted by Ali Wyne, a security fellow with the Truman National Security Project. All of the signatories have signed in their personal capacities.
The Make-Believe Supreme Court and the Coming Constitutional Crisis
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's comments on the election show that the fiction of the non-partisan justice is fraying, but the looming ideological transformation of the Court stands to vitiate it altogether
The Purge: Coup Year
Erdogan is removing thousands of soldiers and judges from their posts. There are effectively no bounds on the Turkish president's power
Bigger Subsidies, Higher Prices
Hillary Clinton's college plan might not work exactly as advertised
It’s the Middle East’s Turn to Buy American Hydrocarbons
Believe it or not, the U.S. is now selling LNG to the Middle East
Media Silenced in Kashmir as Violence Escalates
After a young militant commander was killed, clashes have left more than 40 dead and thousands wounded. Now the Indian government has unleashed a short-term media shutdown
The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight
The coup failed, and Erdogan survived, but the events of July 15 left only losers in their wake
F-35 Living Up to the Hype?
Combat exercises and air shows are wowing audiences. Maybe the fighter wasn't such a boondoggle after all
Shale Technologies Could Set Off a New Boom in Old Fields
Horizontal well drilling could give old oil fields a welcome production boost, according to new analysis
Who is Rodrigo Duterte?
Duterte has been called a Filipino Donald Trump. But that undersells him
The Pastor Who Would Bring Down a President
Robert Mugabe's biggest problem isn't inflation, debt, or foreign intervention—it's a Pentecostal pastor with a different vision for Zimbabwe's future
GMOs Can Be Green Champions
Modern agriculture is lowering global biodiversity. GMOs can help fix that
China Is Building More Houses Than It Has People
China is planning and building enough new housing for a population that is 2.5 times the size of the one they already have
When You Gas Up for Cheap This Summer, Thank Shale
Hundreds of millions of Americans will be saving big at the pump this summer, thanks to fracking
A Coup in Facetime
President Erdoğan will celebrate his deliverance from last night's coup as a triumph of “democracy”. We need not necessarily join the celebration
What to Make of May’s Cabinet
Lenin once observed that in some decades nothing happens, and in some weeks, decades happen. That is the position in which Brexit Britain finds itself today
EU Split on South China Sea
It isn't just the dithering of the United States that emboldens Beijing—Europe's lack of resolve matters too
The Next Arab-Israeli Peace Process
Nothing is inevitable and nothing is impossible when it comes to the Arab-Israeli situation, but certain things are very, very unlikely
Obama Bluffs Again
The President's threat to put the UK "at the back of the queue" for future trade deals rings hollow. Are red lines red anymore
Growth Report Shows Xi Flinching on Reform
So far, every time a clear choice has come between suffering the pain of reform and flinching, Beijing has flinched
What Brexit Means for British Shale Ambitions
Can Theresa May do what David Cameron couldn't, and kickstart UK shale production
Puerto Rico Crisis: Coming Soon to the Mainland
The problems that forced Puerto Rico belly-up are not confined to the island
The FSB Goes After an American Company
Foreigners are clearly no longer exempt from the depredations of the Russian state
U.S. Brings Complaints Against China to WTO
If negotiations fail, the U.S. could try to impose trade sanctions through a dispute-resolution process
Gas to Surpass Coal in Electricity Production
Natural gas is going to produce a record amount of electricity in 2016, according to the EIA
Now Back to the Real Power Game in the South China Sea
The international tribunal’s ruling against China’s maritime claims is a nudge in the right direction for the U.S. and allies, but it will take even more pushing to shift the momentum against Beijing
AU Human Rights Hypocrisy
The African Union is meeting this week in Kigali, Rwanda. But the conflict in Burundi, just one hour south of the summit, isn't getting any attention
How Samuel Huntington Predicted Our Political Moment
In 2004, the eminent political scientist offered key insights into the nationalist-cosmopolitan divide at the heart of our society
Trump Pulls Even in Race to the Bottom
The 2016 election is shaping up as a truly toxic mix of identity politics, negative campaigning and polarization for profit
Taiwan Deploys Naval Patrol to the Spratlys
But make no mistake: Taiwan does not see itself on the same side as Mainland China
Shale Keeps Getting Leaner and Meaner
American frackers are cutting the costs of new oil production faster than any of their competitors
Pokemon Go Reveals Everything Wrong With Conventional Wonk Thinking
Instead of simply redistributing wealth and doubling down on short-term stimulus policies, we should be looking at ways to make it easier for people to start businesses and move jobs
Making the Oprichnina Great Again
To fund his security state, the Russian President appears to be encouraging his siloviki to extract more resources from the business sector on the side
Venezuela’s Hunger Games
With Venezuela's generals now in charge of the country's shrinking food supply, it's only a matter of time before the people turn against them too
Religion, Education and Entertainment
Can religion be presented in an objective and theologically neutral way, be it for educational or entertainment purposes
Canada Stares Down a Serious Pipeline Bottleneck
Canada's pipeline network isn't keeping pace with its buoyant oil sands crude production
We Need to Talk About Downward Mobility
America isn't Lake Wobegon—social mobility goes in both directions
Is the Taboo Against Adultery Breaking Down?
The share of Americans who believe "adultery is always wrong" fell sharply in 2015
Breaking: Eurozone Still a Mess
Spain and Portugal broke budget rules but won't be punished, EU says
Japan Helps Burma Tilt Away From China
Washington will need the support of allies like Japan as it looks to maintain a balance of power in China's neighborhood
The Planet Is Figuring Out How to Grow, Greener
As global productivity increases, energy intensity is steadily falling. That's not just good for the world economy—it's good for the planet, too
Sex and Philosophy in the 21st Century
Progressives try to fix relations between the sexes by taking the theory of equality to unworkable extremes
Egyptian FM Makes Surprise Trip to Jerusalem, Pushes Peace
Israeli-Gulf Arab is key to understanding the Middle East today
The Sun Never Sets on Robert Mugabe
The Financial Times is calling for a British pivot to Zimbabwe. Here's why that's unlikely to work, even if it was attempted
Will the Philippines Throw the Hague’s Ruling in the Trash?
The big problem is that the case hangs from pretty weak thread
Germany Chucks One Green Subsidy Out, Reaches for Another
Feed-in tariffs for large renewable power projects have been scrapped in favor of competitive auctions
Republicans Helped Create the Pension Crisis
A new study should blunt Republicans' self-righteousness about their party's allegedly superior fiscal prudence
Refugee Crossings to Greece Down 97%
But that may be because of inhumane conditions in refugee camps and paralysis on repatriation
The Dogs of War are Loose in South Sudan
This past weekend, South Sudan marked five years of independence. But a return to civil war is looming after rival ethnic militias killed hundreds in Juba, the young country's capital
Abe’s Smart Politics
Perhaps more than anything else, Abe's success is the result of his political acumen and the disarray of his Liberal opponents
When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism
And how moral psychology can help explain and reduce tensions between the two
Germany Isn’t Keeping Up with the Jobses
New report reveals slow pace of adaptation to tech revolution
Iran’s Kurds Now Growing Restless
Attack on regional governor shows influence of Syrian Civil War
A New-Sprung Kremlin Thinker Tanker Tries to Expand Germans’ Minds
Former Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Yakunin, on the outs with Putin, is trying to buy back his respectability by financing his own Kremlin-aligned think tank. It might be working
Carbon Markets Are Failing on a Global Scale
From the US to Europe to Asia, the price of carbon is way too low to affect serious change in emissions habits
NATO Must Invest Real Money to Stay in Business
Europe has yet another chance to get serious about defense spending. Will it squander the moment
How We Respond
As national as our conversations may sometimes feel in the Internet age, the most meaningful exchanges still happen in the car on the way to school, in the pews before prayers begin, at community dinners, and during the lunch break
2016’s Wildest Election Isn’t Where You Think
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's presidential election is shaping up to be the biggest match since George Foreman and Muhammad Ali clashed here in 1974
What the Diplomats Really Think of Hillary
According to one former foreign service officer, not much
Kremlin Paranoia Leads to Escalation in Spy War
A well-timed Washington Post bombshell has revealed just how wide the gulf is between Russia and the United States
Another Sign that Shale Is Rebounding
For the fifth time in six weeks, America's oil rig count increased. That's good news for shale
20th Century Thinking at The Century Foundation
When it comes to the changes in the economy and the end of the blue model, it’s clear the Left doesn't have many answers (yet)
Why Russia Published Footage of an FSB Agent Beating an American in Moscow
Some might call it "dominance geopolitics". Will the White House let it slide
The Return of Little Europe
An EU-Canada trade deal is on the rocks after the European Commission decides that every national parliament will have to approve it separately
Marie Antoinette, Donald Trump, and the Shaky West
When elites close their eyes to inconvenient truths that the people see, the people sometimes throw off not only the elites but the institutions they control
German Intelligence: Iran Still Buying Nuke Material
Efforts continued after the nuclear deal was signed
While Dallas Mourns
Three of our most thoughtful meditations on race, class, and justice in America—published in 2012, but relevant as ever today
Beijing Pushes Harder to Prop Up Ailing SOEs
Can Beijing free short-term economic growth from the inefficient public sector
Making Europe Safe For Nationalism, and Vice Versa
It’s the end of the EU as we know it
The Limits of Title IX
Why campuses are not the proper forum for adjudicating sexual assault
In China, the Private Sector Watches from the Sidelines
Anti-liberalizing forces have been at work in China for much longer than anyone thought
The Tragedy of Modernity in the Middle East
Modernity was supposed to be a virtual synonym for tolerance and progress, but somehow things haven’t worked out that way for the region
More Than Carelessness
The narrow focus on Clinton's judgment obscures a more important question
Don’t Freak Out About China in Africa
A word to China-in-Africa watchers: Stop the collective freak-out about Chinese masterminds spreading their brilliant ideology in Africa. It's. Just. Not. Happening
EU Approves New Border and Coast Guard Agency
The measure will help with the immigration crisis, but it's time to do more—plus, how the U.S. can help