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What We’re Reading: Paying the Price for Fracking and Schisms

Weekly reviews of what’s on our bookshelves.

The US-China Trade Fight Enters a New Round

Whether the two sides can come to a deal, and how meaningful it will be, depends in part on just how much the spat contributes to their problems.

The Saga of the Kuril Islands

Russia and Japan are talking about a peace treaty once again.

Daily Memo: Russian Deployments, a Disputed Election, Saudi Investments

All the news worth knowing today.

Canada: Caught in the Crossfire of the US-China Trade War

Canada’s arrest of a top Chinese executive landed Ottawa in the middle of a feud it wanted to avoid.

The UK and France: A Less Cordial Entente?

Despite the bumpy road to Brexit, we haven’t seen the end of French and British defense cooperation.

Mexico’s New Foreign Policy: A Return to the Past

Mexico’s recently inaugurated president is reverting back to a noninterventionist foreign policy.

Daily Memo: Brexit Drama, Chinese Threats, US-India Business

All the news worth knowing today.

From Doom to Doom: Population Explosions and Declines

The United States appears to be facing a possible population crisis. Statistics from the National Institutes for Health show that the U.S. birthrate has...

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