brave new world
Some Thoughts on the Trump News Bombshell

This event is deeply damaging to the country and its institutions in the short run. Don’t for a second think that Putin is unhappy by this latest turn of events.

"Amateurish"
Russia Cries Foul on IC Election Tampering Report

The Kremlin stokes journalists’ anxieties about the use of top secret intelligence assessments for the advancement of a foreign policy agenda.

Blue Model Blues
Red States Take the Lead in Quest for Pension Stability

Some proactive measures to increase revenues are being taken by state administrations Democrats claim are hostile to workers.

Game of Thrones
South Korean Pol Wants to Pivot Away from US

As most people fret about how the European Union is being torn to shreds, more ominous developments are taking shape in a far more combustible part of the world.

Hacking Report Reveals
What Vladimir Putin and Hillary Clinton Have in Common

There are lots and lots of people who underestimated Donald Trump who now have Trump’s footprints all over their faces.

Revisionism
Kerry: UK Derailed Obama’s Plan for Syria Intervention

The Secretary of State takes a different tack for defending the brilliant “red line” moment.

Friends and Allies
Turkey Questions US Use of Airbase at Incirlik

Will the Trump Administration be as attentive to Ankara’s anxieties as Erdogan hopes?

Human Rights
Russia Trolls US in the Philippines

Washington should stop with the human rights “clichés”, a Russian official suggested.

Pop!
Another Sign of China’s Looming Crisis

The well-connected Chinese are sending their kids to study in the United States at younger and younger ages.

Pop!
China Bubble Looking Ever More Ominous

IMF economists are chastising Xi’s economic team in uncharacteristically strident tones.

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