December 16, 2016 

The Year That May Decide Europe's Fate

2017 will be the most important year yet for the continuity of the eurozone as political and economic risk reaches the bloc's very core in Germany, France and Italy. These countries not only have the largest economies in Europe, but they are also the main forces driving the process of European integration. If a nationalist party gains power in France or Italy, the eurozone's days could be numbered.

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POLITICS

The West's Divides Give Russia Hope

As political change sweeps through the United States and Europe, their united front against Russia could weaken.

MILITARY

The Politics of Giving Up Power in Gambia 

Governments — even those led by a strongman — are never a one-man show. Gambian President Yahya Jammeh does not yet appear willing to go quietly into the night.

FINANCE

Dethroning King Cash

The movement toward taking money out of economic systems has spread to many corners of the globe.

COLUMNS

The Makings of a Caliphate

The events unfolding in Syria and Iraq have nothing to do with Islam, and everything to do with the age-old quest for resources and power.

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