Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov’s ailing health and lack of a succession plan may create opportunities for terrorist and separatist activity in Russia’s most unstable republic. Read it here.

If the United States doesn’t calmly consider the costs and risks involved in trying to win today’s nuclear competition, it will find itself running scared straight into a dangerous arms race. Read it here.

The scramble for natural gas supplies has come largely at the expense of Asian spot buyers. Read it here.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, once widely touted as a possible VP pick for Donald Trump, appears to have scuppered her chances with the release of her new memoir, No Going Back. Read it here.

A chasm has opened between Beijing's political ends and the means necessary to acquire them. Read it here.