The Economist Cynicism is gnawing at Western democracies Democracies are generally thought to die at the barrel of a gun, in coups and revolutions. These days, however, they are more likely to be strangled slowly in the name of the people.
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures All three countries are competing for power in the Pacific The United States emerged from World War II with complete control of the Pacific Ocean. Japan emerged from the war occupied and effectively governed by the United States. China…
THE ECONOMIST His achievements are bad for Hungarian liberty—and an object lesson in what is possible for would-be autocrats elsewhere BUDAPEST AND DEBRECEN, Aug 29th 2019. “Aking”, Bruce Springsteen has pointed out, “ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.” It was to thwart…
Mehdi Hasan* ISN’T IT TIME Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was indicted for war crimes and genocide at the International Criminal Court? This Sunday marks two years since the Burmese military, the Tatmadaw, arrived in Rakhine state, in western Myanmar, to launch…
Kyaw Hla Aung* – Newsweek I remember a time without discrimination. I remember a time where the Rohingya people could vote, go to school, travel freely between cities and form political parties. That was before.
By Mario Osava* RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 2019 (IPS) – August is the month of major political crises in Brazil, but no one suspected that an environmental issue would be the trigger for the storms threatening the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, just eight months into his…
By The Editorial Board* – The New York Times I want to buy Greenland, said President Trump. No way, said the Danes and Greenlanders, who share control over the giant frozen island and its rich mineral treasures.
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* A series of recent events has unveiled increasingly disturbing signs that farright internationalism is turning Portugal into a strategic target. Clear illustrations of such signs include the recent attempt, by some intellectuals, to play the card…
By Michelle Goldberg* – The New York Times Trump torched America’s foreign policy infrastructure. The results are becoming clear Earlier this week, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, visited The New York Times editorial board, and I asked him about the…
Editorial Boris Johnson’s government is hastening towards a no-deal Brexit. All MPs who oppose this catastrophic national danger must cooperate in the cause of preventing it Britain’s exit from the European Union without a withdrawal deal would be an unequivocal national…
