By John Nichols* – The Nation The president’s pattern of lying to himself—and to fellow Republicans—sustains bad policy and failed governance Donald Trump is so out of touch with reality that he thinks he is popular. And Americans, no matter what their partisanship, no matter…
Shaun Walker* – The Guardian Crushing victory means PM now has power to remould Hungary and possibly even the entire EU Budapest. Viktor Orbán embarks on another four years in power newly emboldened, after winning a crushing victory in a parliamentary vote on Sunday that will…
By PETER BAKER *- The New York Times WASHINGTON — Shortly after Ambassador John R. Bolton was sent to represent the United States at the United Nations, an institution he had long scorned as an anti-American citadel of corruption, he hosted President George W.
BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeks to win reelection for a third consecutive term this Sunday. His ruling Fidesz party is widely expected to secure enough seats to give Orban a fresh mandate, although a fragmented vote could…
By Miroslav Laj?ák* BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr 6 2018 (IPS) – I am honoured to pay a visit to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to address this Ministerial Meeting. I would like to use this opportunity to commend the role of the Non-Aligned Movement in promoting peace, security and…
By António Guterres * GENEVA, Apr 2018 (IPS) – Thank you all for being here today to show your solidarity with the women, men, girls and boys of Yemen. And I want to thank my co-chairs, the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland, for hosting this conference for the second year…
Kim Sengupta* – The Independent ‘We have not identified the precise source, but we have provided the scientific info to government who have then used a number of other sources to piece together the conclusions’ Accusations and recriminations between Britain and Russia are set…
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* In memoriam: Marielle Franco The German word Zeitgeist has come to be used in different languages to designate the cultural, intellectual and moral climate of a given moment – literally, the spirit of the times, or the combination of beliefs and…
BY SIMINA MISTREANU – FOREIGN POLICY The party’s massive experiment in ranking and monitoring Chinese citizens has already started. RONGCHENG, CHINA — Rongcheng was built for the future. Its broad streets and suburban communities were constructed with an eye to future…
Cas Mudde*- The Guardian Their views, from Iran and Israel to hard power in a dog-eat-dog world, are aligned – and their personalities are startlingly similar ‘The vast majority of the Trump electorate doesn’t care much about foreign policy and largely supports Trump’s…
