Moody’s Investor Service is mulling a downgrade in Saudi Arabia’s debt rating.
Saudi Crisis Deepens (Part 1)
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Middle East & North Africa
The Old Oil Order Is Collapsing
If even Saudi Arabia is ready to move away from its reliance on petroleum, we’re indeed entering a new world — one in which the titans of oil production will no longer hold sway over our lives.
One Last Chance for Peace in Yemen
Absent much stronger U.S. and European pressure on their Saudi allies, Yemen’s latest ceasefire threatens to collapse — which could mean a return to massive civilian bombardments.
The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get to Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital
We need an independent investigation of the brutal U.S. attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan, which killed 42 people.
RE/MAX: First In Global Home Sales — Including West Bank Settlements
RE/MAX’s international office claims it has no jurisdiction over the activities of its Israeli franchises.
The Islamic State Is to Islam as Moonshine Is to Whisky
The Islamic State, like 150% proof moonshine, is pure, but deadly.
Big Money in Politics Doesn’t Just Drive Inequality. It Drives War.
Military contractors have shelled out over $1 million to the 2016 presidential candidates — including over $200,000 to Hillary Clinton alone.
It Doesn’t Require Much for a Nuclear Ban Treaty to Be Successful
A nuclear ban treaty is a small, but important, step towards nuclear disarmament.
Islamic State Sows Seeds of Its Destruction
Inviting blowback and decimating your tax base are not how to build a caliphate.
The Pentagon’s Twisted Potlatch
The logic of military spending leads countries to effectively destroy their own property and burn down their own villages.