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Donald Trump – One Too Many Blunders
On May 9th, President Trump fired FBI Director Comey – only the second time an FBI director has ever been fired…
Brexit Through the Gift Shop
In just mere weeks the world will be a year removed from being helpless bystanders as the British people…
An ‘Interpretation Mechanism’: What Does it…
Rao Geping, a renowned scholar from Peking University and a prominent member of the Basic Law Committee, has…
More Than Just A Game: The Soft Power Politics of Sports…
There has always been an inherent connection between sports and politics. In 19th century Britain, there was a…
Tell Us the Truth Mr. Trump
On January 21st of this year, Sean Spicer deliberately lied when discussing the audience present at President…
Bolivar Of Broken Dreams: What Went Wrong in Venezuela
Authoritarian regimes and resource cursed economies are themes Latin American countries have tried to confine to…
U.K. General Election 2017: Historic, But Historically…
“Not another one!” exclaimed Brenda from Bristol. Captured in a viral video, this reaction was in response to…
Macron: We Dodged a Bullet, Now Let’s Prevent…
The world took a sigh of relief as a young new leader emerged from the 2017 French presidential election: Emmanuel…
Canadian Conservatism at a Crossroads
The Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, which culminates on May 27, 2017, will result in the selection of…
Understanding South Korea’s Presidential Elections
On May 9th, South Koreans elected Moon Jae-in, a liberal candidate, to succeed Park Geun-hye’s conservative…
The Colonial Roots of Zuma’s Presidency
The reputation of South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, has gone steadily downhill since the country began…
To Merkel, or not to Merkel? One Last Test for the…
Germany’s Federal election, which will be held in September 2017, stands as the next political test for the…