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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…
Another Page in Russia and LGBTQ Rights: The Chechnya…
Accusations of human rights abuses are nothing new to Russia and most recently, the situation has reached an…
Navigating the Trump Administration: The Show-Womanship…
Once a vocal critic of Donald Trump and his bid for presidency, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has since emerged as a…
Venezuela’s Current Situation: Breaking Point in the…
Venezuela recently reached a breaking point in its crisis, with the fall in influence of Nicolás Maduro’s…
Et Après? France Has Spoken, What’s Next?
The centre has prevailed in France, having just elected moderate and pro-EU centrist, Emmanuel Macron, as president…
Macron’s Victory Won’t Thwart Populist…
At a quiet dinner hosted by former presidential aide Jacques Attali in 2008, then Socialist Party First Secretary…