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Commentary Published: June 29, 2022, 1:55pm CT
What Russia’s foreign debt default means for the world
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Commentary Published: June 28, 2022, 3:17pm CT
China doubles down on zero COVID-19 and lockdowns
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Commentary Published: June 28, 2022, 1:48pm CT
Russia has a new, more brutal military strategy in Ukraine
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Commentary Published: June 24, 2022, 8:23am CT
Do the tools we use to regulate our economic system work anymore?
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Commentary Published: June 22, 2022, 4:14pm CT
Why Europe’s energy upheaval is only beginning
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Commentary Published: June 17, 2022, 2:49pm CT
Maritime insurance and the West’s shot at crushing Russia’s budget
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Commentary Published: June 16, 2022, 11:42am CT
What the end of globalization means for our future
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Commentary Published: June 14, 2022, 2:45pm CT
Russia is already prepping for the next war after Ukraine
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Commentary Published: June 14, 2022, 10:43am CT
My new book “The end of the world is just the beginning” is out
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Commentary Published: June 2, 2022, 3:54pm CT
Voter ID: Facts and myths of identifying yourself at the voting booth
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Commentary Published: May 31, 2022, 3:27pm CT
Ukraine war as guide, China will suffer deeply if it invades Taiwan
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Commentary Published: May 25, 2022, 10:36am CT
Would Russian oligarchs assassinate Putin? One might.
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Commentary Published: May 24, 2022, 3:11pm CT
Electing our leaders: How election systems differ around the world
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Commentary Published: May 23, 2022, 3:44pm CT
China’s COVID lockdowns taking toll on global manufacturing
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Commentary Published: May 23, 2022, 8:20am CT
Turkey not applauding Sweden, Finland joining NATO
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Commentary Published: May 17, 2022, 9:16am CT
How long can the US supply weapons to Ukraine?
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Commentary Published: May 9, 2022, 3:00pm CT
Assassination intelligence, artillery could give Ukraine needed boost
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Commentary Published: May 9, 2022, 9:33am CT
Russia’s crude oil pipelines face an insurance clog
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Commentary Published: May 9, 2022, 9:29am CT
Shifting Russian strategy creating massive refugee crisis
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Commentary Published: May 6, 2022, 12:51pm CT
Ukrainian resistance won’t outlast Russian will
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Commentary Published: May 6, 2022, 11:04am CT
Why did Russia cut off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria?
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Commentary Published: May 3, 2022, 3:32pm CT
Is Russia’s war against Ukraine really about NATO?
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Commentary Published: May 3, 2022, 12:24pm CT
Ukraine’s geography and economy appealing for Russia
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Commentary Published: April 20, 2022, 4:43pm CT
Gold undermining Russia’s ruble
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Commentary Published: April 15, 2022, 11:58am CT
Why are Sweden and Finland considering joining NATO?
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Commentary Published: April 14, 2022, 11:19am CT
Russia’s Black Sea blunders could lead to NATO meddling
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Commentary Published: April 13, 2022, 3:47pm CT
Rising COVID cases aren’t the only reason for Shanghai’s lockdown
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Commentary Published: April 13, 2022, 10:51am CT
What happens when an energy crisis meets a food shortage?
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Commentary Published: April 4, 2022, 2:40pm CT
Why Poland is asking for US nuclear weapons
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Commentary Published: April 4, 2022, 10:22am CT
Buyers of Russian oil making idiotic move
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Commentary Published: March 30, 2022, 5:21pm CT
How voter registration works across the United States
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Commentary Published: March 30, 2022, 5:18pm CT
Same day, automatic registrations simplify voting in America
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Commentary Published: March 30, 2022, 5:17pm CT
Convenience voting lets voters cast ballots on their terms
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Commentary Published: March 30, 2022, 3:30pm CT
Wagner Group deploying in Ukraine signals trouble for Russia
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Commentary Published: March 29, 2022, 11:08am CT
Russian refineries slowing down sooner than expected
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Commentary Published: March 29, 2022, 8:10am CT
Russia’s pipeline gambit could upend NATO response to Ukraine invasion
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Commentary Published: March 28, 2022, 12:33pm CT
Would a deal with the devil to ease the energy crunch even work?
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Commentary Published: March 22, 2022, 12:29pm CT
If Europe cuts off Russian oil, will China fuel up more?
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Commentary Published: March 18, 2022, 4:05pm CT
Prepare for a global energy-induced depression without Russian oil
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Commentary Published: March 18, 2022, 3:26pm CT
Russia’s military looks like Keystone Cops. So why worry about nuclear weapons?
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Commentary Published: March 18, 2022, 2:28pm CT
What do sanctions mean for Russia’s finances?
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Commentary Published: March 14, 2022, 12:28pm CT
Brain power, population shortages signal trouble for Russia
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Commentary Published: March 10, 2022, 2:37pm CT
Our world relies on nickel. Guess who has tons of it?
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Commentary Published: March 8, 2022, 2:32pm CT
Boycotts are not the only reason for Russia’s oil backup
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Commentary Published: March 7, 2022, 12:02pm CT
World will feel agricultural cost of Russia invading Ukraine
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Commentary Published: March 7, 2022, 11:47am CT
Russia clearly eyeing key Ukraine port of Odessa–and beyond
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Commentary Published: February 24, 2022, 10:00pm CT
Russia’s twilight war
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Commentary Published: February 24, 2022, 5:17pm CT
How much does the world depend on Russian exports?
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Commentary Published: February 24, 2022, 8:00am CT
Examining Russian invasion paths into Ukraine
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Commentary Published: February 21, 2022, 10:00pm CT
Ukraine: The war after the war
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