Smart takes

Kyle Wingfield says Gazprom's politicization will stifle its operations.

David Pilling thinks Taiwan's ex-president's trial is a test of the country's democracy.

James S. Robbins reflects on the failure to catch Osama bin Laden.

Daniel Gross says since politics killed the economy, economists alone can't fix it.

David Schenker says Lebanon's economy is a triumph of pragmatism over ideology.