Michael Moran
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Duplicity’s Child: How British promises sowed the seeds of today’s Israel-Palestine bloodshed
Gaza and Jerusalem were promised to both the Arabs and the Jews. They're still fighting nearly a century later. → Read More
What the Iraq mess means for oil
Hint: It's not good. → Read More
Why Europe’s new anti-EU parliament will vex America
For starters, some of the newbies are just wild about Putin. → Read More
A Russian invasion: Normandy is next
The 70th anniversary of D-Day is coming — and so is Putin. → Read More
This is why Nigeria’s large military is no match for violent zealots
History, poor equipment and inexperience hamper the country’s army. → Read More
Here's how Florida gets skewered by Obama's trans-Pacific trade pact
America's shrimpers are already losing out to Asia. → Read More
Why is the Obama administration siding with Argentina against US bondholders?
NML Capital has struggled for years to get Argentina to pay up. The US assistant attorney general may have just placed a new hurdle. → Read More
These are the largest infrastructure projects in the Western Hemisphere
FORT LEE, NJ — A number of ginormous endeavors are in the works, not just in the United States. In fact, the biggest-budget item in the Western Hemisphere is actually in Brazil. And the price tag for the Brazilian offshore oil exploration is way more than anything budgeted stateside, including the hemisphere’s No. 2 item, a less-than-likely high-speed railway across California. Here’s a look at the… → Read More
Cuba says ‘investors welcome,’ but the investors aren’t buying
The island's new investment law offers inducements, but no guarantees. → Read More
Here's why the US and Russia would be MAD to go to war
A look at the nuclear warheads that guarantee our 'mutually assured destruction.' → Read More
Venezuela’s government is sinking in a sea of oil
It has got nearly as much crude reserves as the US and Saudi Arabia combined. So how come Venezuela's oil production and exports are slipping and the public is raging in the streets? → Read More
Why the world is worrying about this not-so-precious metal
Trading near historic lows, copper augers more trouble for emerging markets. → Read More
Banking on pain for Russia’s banks
Talk of Western sanctions has Russian oligarchs worried. → Read More
Why a Crimean enclave is just saving up trouble
Splitting off non-contiguous territories has been a surefire prescription for violence. → Read More
Hagel’s defense cuts won’t gut the military
NEW YORK — US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has taken his plan to cut billions from the military’s budget on the road. He’s spoken to troops, veterans groups and think tanks about what he considers the need to purge the armed forces once and for all of its Cold War, big weapons mindset, all while integrating vital lessons from Afghanistan and Iraq wars. → Read More
US foreign aid is shrinking and Americans don’t care
With an improving economy and clean debt ceiling hike, will Obama bring world poverty back to the US agenda? → Read More
Forget BRICS. 2014 is all about SMMSTBLILTEZ
These are not your everyday top performers. But behind garish GDP growth forecasts, the devil lurks in the details. → Read More
The return of the rising sun
Japan’s launch of a ‘carrier in disguise’ has East Asia pondering the future. → Read More
‘Too big to fail’ banks are going back to the casino with your money
Analysis: Don't waste your time on the Davos forum, which kicks off this week. A bigger economic story already happened in another Swiss city, Basel, where the banks just won huge. → Read More
2014 and the hundred years war
Analysis: The events of a century ago continue to define the modern world and drive its bloody conflicts. → Read More