Worried by the rise of populism in politics? Blame the central banks. Every populist politician in the world will go to bed tonight dreaming the dream after Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election. Every member of the so-called elite — however you choose to define that amorphous concept — needs to take a long, searching look ...

  President Obama should focus on three foreign policy challenges, post-election, to finish fights that began on his watch. These include setting rules for cyber behavior with Russia and other nations, pressing on toward Raqqa and the destruction of the Islamic State, and a “Hail Mary” effort to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal during the lame-duck session of ...

  The shipping industry accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than airplanes, buses or trains. Yet it was not included in last year’s Paris accord — and an attempt last month to redress this failure manages to be both unambitious and impractical. The world’s 90,000 shipping vessels burn about five million barrels of petroleum products each day, and their emissions ...