World Leaders

From Globalization to Regionalization?

From Globalization to Regionalization? From Globalization to Regionalization?

The world after the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a very different place.

Mar 22, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

A driver in a car on the left talks to two health workers in protective suits.

How South Korea Triumphed, and the US Floundered, Over the Pandemic How South Korea Triumphed, and the US Floundered, Over the Pandemic

Testing, national health care, and transparency saved the day.

Mar 20, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

Gorbachev 1989

Citizen Gorbachev Speaks Citizen Gorbachev Speaks

If war is the consequence of a policy, then get rid of the policy.

Mar 16, 2020 / Mikhail S. Gorbachev

Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China

Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China

The coronavirus provides a stark reminder that the US does not have a coherent and forward-thinking China policy.

Mar 9, 2020 / Rob Howse and Zephyr Teachout

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’ ‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

A massive standoff over a pipeline through Wet’suwet’en land is pushing Canada to confront how it deals with Indigenous rights.

Mar 5, 2020 / Jillian Kestler-D’Amours

Sashastra Seema Bal personnel walk past burnt and damaged shops

‘The Government Has Done This’: Inside India’s Muslim Pogrom ‘The Government Has Done This’: Inside India’s Muslim Pogrom

The RSS is driving both the anti-Muslim attacks and the decisions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Mar 5, 2020 / Fahad Shah

Kashmiri protesters in Srinagar

Delhi Is On Fire, and My Kashmiri Parents Are in Prison Delhi Is On Fire, and My Kashmiri Parents Are in Prison

India’s government is willing to use any means to crush dissent.

Feb 28, 2020 / Ahmed bin Qasim

Toronto protest

Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority

When pipeline protesters shut down Canada’s railways, the prime minister stopped pretending to care about reconciliation.

Feb 27, 2020 / Robert Jago

Flag of Russian Federation with gilded coat of arms waving on the dome of Senate Palace of Moscow Kremlin

The Kremlin Plans to Modernize Russia, Again The Kremlin Plans to Modernize Russia, Again

Putin’s quest for a transformed nation and his own legacy.

Feb 21, 2020 / Stephen F. Cohen

Float of Trump at a carnival event.

Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Playing by the Rules of Democracy Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Playing by the Rules of Democracy

He’s gambling that every agency that could put the brakes on his power grab is too cowed or compromised to stop him.

Feb 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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