Armed conflicts

Where stands Europe in a changing world?

By Michael von der Schulenburg* – Wall Street International Magazine An open letter to Mark Leonard Europe faces fundamental geopolitical changes caused by a decline in US global power, the rise of China and Asia, a re-assertive Russia, the emergence of multiple regional powers…

Elections

Aung San Suu Kyi is a victim of a coup. But is she still a hero of democracy?

By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post Myanmar’s fragile, flawed democracy has collapsed. In the early hours Monday, the country’s military initiated a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians, including ministers from her National League for…

Populism

Conservative groups go MIA on Trump’s impeachment

By Gabby Orr and Meridith McGraw (*) – POLITICO They were vocal in backing him the first go around, but they’re sitting on the sidelines now. Acquittal, after all, seems guaranteed. A constellation of conservative groups that rallied behind former President Donald Trump during…

Books

Who decides what books we read

By Sue Stephenson * – Wall Street International Magazine The entire process of how books are chosen is too secretive considering its societal impact The books we read influence our thinking and our opinions—sometimes for generations. Yet as readers and writers, we know so little…

Elections

The end of the Portuguese dream?

By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* Analysis of the election’s results in Portugal According to certain foreign media, the results of the last election spelled the “end of the Portuguese dream”, meaning the fact that until now Portugal had been the only European country without…