World
Eastern European Identities: Picking up the Pieces of a Broken Union
For these former Soviet states, redefining and rediscovering past cultures has been difficult, especially with the shadow of Russia still looming large.
Unfreedom of the Press: A War on Journalists in Mexico
“At any time,” he said, “it could be any one of us for whatever reason.”
Xi’s Consolidation of Power and the Future of China
What does the simultaneous increase in government power and growing public mistrust of government mean for China’s regime?
Review: Boys and Toy Guns
The play offers one answer: that to be a man is to have a proclivity for violence.
Inevitabilmente: Institutional Failure Preceding Italy’s “Government of Change”
From Italy’s fascist government before the war to its flirtation with communism in the 1980s, Italian politics has been so fluid that radical political change is almost traditional.
United No More: The United Nations versus the United States
Selective humanitarianism is inherently unhumanitarian.
Of Pride and Pyramids: The Precarious Nationalism of Mohamed Salah
In a country smothered by self-loathing, Salah’s distinction on the pitch and decency off of it is nothing less than oxygen.
Dear President Obama: A Reflection on Your Legacy in Africa
Mr. Obama, we adore and admire what you stand for, but we hold you morally accountable for what you have done.