Guantanamo’s ‘more evil twin’?
While Obama concentrates on closing Guantanamo, rights activists say the U.S.-run prison at Bagram continues to operate 'in the shadows'.
Tibetan Protests
British intelligence confirms the Dalai Lama’s claim that China incited the March 14th Lhasa riots in order to discredit the Tibet independence movement while China says the US supported Dalai Lama is the mastermind of efforts to sabotage the Olympics and destabilize China, paving the way for a US foothold in the geo-strategically important Himalayan region.
NSA vs. Google: Who Gets to Spy on You
What's the NSA fuss about when an established online spying regime already exists in the private sector?
Clientelism, Cronyism, and Abuse of Power in a Time of Coronavirus
Unless we legislate against the cronyism that’s infiltrated democracies, free-and-easy procurement practices will continue to squander tax dollars long after COVID-19.
Pakistani Foreign Policy and the Test of New Elections
What's at stake in Pakistan's upcoming elections?
Assessing Potential Outcomes of the Ukraine War
All potential outcomes point to the same fact: the Ukraine war has changed modern geopolitics.
Israel’s gov’t-in-waiting
Both of Israel’s last two senior coalition partners, Kadima, under Tipzi Livni, and Labor, under Ehud Barak, have rejected Likud’s offer to join it in a unity government. With Hamas on the rise in Palestine and Yisrael Beiteinu in Israel, it appears that any near term prospects for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians are dead.
Hungary: Authoritarianism by Another Name?
What Prime Minister Viktor Orbán terms ‘illiberal democracy’ is starting to look a lot like blatant authoritarianism.
Reform Faltering in Myanmar
With elections due in less than 12 months, Myanmar is at a critical juncture between a path to full democracy and a return to military rule.
EU Battle Royale: Italy’s Deficit VS the EC’s Infringement Procedure
Between the bond market, intra-coalition politics, and the Brussels-Rome relations, it’s going to be an interesting parliamentary term in Rome.