Commentary / World Apr 22, 2020
Iran’s provocations would be deadlier without sanctions
by Bobby Ghosh
Imagine if the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had more money to spend.
Commentary / World Apr 19, 2020
by Patrick Gaspard
COVID-19 is a threat not just to public health, but also to human rights.
Commentary / World Apr 1, 2020
Wannabe autocrats love the COVID-19 pandemic
by Andreas Kluth
In Hungary and Poland — as in Israel and elsewhere — liberty suddenly seems cheap. Even in a pandemic, it shouldn’t be.
World / Politics Jan 2, 2019
Brazil inaugurates far-right firebrand junta fan Jair Bolsonaro as president
Right-wing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro, who has vowed to crack down on political corruption, violent crime and ignite a moribund economy with deregulation and fiscal discipline, was sworn in as Brazil's president on Tuesday. The former army captain and seven-term fringe congressman rode a wave of ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Oct 6, 2017
Bongbong: Family to provide 'truth' to fix 'historical revisionism' of Marcos regime in Philippines
The Marcos family intends to correct what it views as historical "revisionism" in the Philippines by providing the "truth" and not just a version of what happened during the more than two decades of rule by Ferdinand Marcos that ended in 1986, the late ...
World / Politics Aug 4, 2017
Peru may cut diplomatic ties with Venezuela to protest vote for constitution rewrite assembly
Peru may sever diplomatic ties with Venezuela to protest Sunday's election of a legislative superbody in the country that has been widely criticized as undemocratic, Peruvian Foreign Minister Ricardo Luna said on Thursday. Luna said Peru wanted to discuss appropriate measures with his regional counterparts ...
World / Politics Jul 19, 2017
Defying Trump's 'brutal interventionist' threat, Maduro to press ahead with Constituent Assembly
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government on Tuesday vowed to proceed with plans for a controversial new congress despite what it called a "brutal interventionist" threat of U.S. economic sanctions. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would take "strong and swift economic actions" if Maduro ...
Commentary / World Jan 10, 2017
Pitfalls of strongman populism
by Sergei Guriev
Democratically adopted policies have more staying power than those imposed by autocrats.