China-Russia Gas Pipeline Should Concentrate Minds in Brussels
The EU must find other gas suppliers while it still has the benefit of being Russia’s top customer.
Analysis
Breakthrough Unlikely at Normandy Four Meeting
Neither Russia nor Ukraine is ready to back down in the Donbas.
Britain’s Health Care Debate Is Broken
Labour treats every reform as a step toward privatization and the Conservatives never push back.
Republicans Run Out of Excuses to Defend Trump
The best they can manage is that the president abused his power, but it is somehow not impeachable.
Corbyn’s Extremism Is Why Labour Will Lose Again
Nationalizations. Higher taxes. Massive borrowing. No wonder Labour is behind in the polls.
The Best Argument Against Medicare-for-All Is Not Cost
The question is not would it be cheaper, but would it be better?
Five Parties Are Better Than Two
An Obama-style Labor Party would place first. Centrists would hold the balance of power.
Corbyn Could Learn Something About Coalition Politics from Spain
You don’t convince other parties to support you simply by warning them the alternative is worse.
Democratic Party Elites Worry Candidates Aren’t Up to the Task
Party elders like Barack Obama warn Democrats against running on “crazy stuff”.
Dutch Parties Haven’t Lost Support in Pollution Crisis
The prime minister calls the crisis the worst of his career, yet the ruling parties remain popular.
Now the Hard Part: Convincing the Catalans
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez has the support of the left. Now he needs to woo Catalonia’s separatists.
Balkans Propose Mini-Schengen
EU hopefuls Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia would create their own free-travel zone.
Republicans Won’t Allow Trump to Face Competition
The president’s party is doing everything it can to guarantee his renomination.
Venezuela Is Starving and Still Maduro Clings to Power
The opposition has yet to convince the military top brass to switch sides.
Spanish Socialists Offend Parties They Need to Govern
The Socialists need to do a deal with either the conservatives or the Catalans. So they insult both.