When I was in China last year, I was surprised to find so many people who were openly critical of China’s policies. Yet despite such opposition, the government has maintained its hold on power. Certainly, many American citizens criticize the…
Rwanda has the highest percentage of women in its national legislature. Is there a specific reason why?
Since taking office in 2009, U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Howard Gutman has caught the eye of the bilingual Belgian medias, garnering praise in the Belgian press and logging over one hundred appearances on Belgian television. He has championed a renewed…
As China’s levels of carbon emissions rise, a growing number of activists are serving as the country’s environmental conscience.
It’s the best of times in China. With its GDP growing an average of 10 percent over the past 30 years, China has catapulted itself from rural obscurity to the world stage and overtaken Japan as the world’s second largest…
Can Anna Hazare Bring Revolution to India? As India’s war on corruption continues to drag on, corruption seems to be winning. Scarcely a week goes by without news of another scandal, another public fund pocketed, or another vote bought. Amid…
Trouble Returns to the Falkland Islands On April 2, 2012, the thirtieth anniversary of the Falklands Wars, Argentina renewed calls for dialogue with Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland (Malvinas) islands. After fighting a ten-week war in 1982, the…
Parliamentary Elections Highlight Inequalities of Power and Influence On October 28, 2012, millions of Ukrainians went to the polls to elect their new representatives to the country’s parliament — and to deliver their verdict on the performance of the ruling…
