Venezuela's petty socialism
Venezuela’s socialism will be durably remembered as an archetype of economic failure, political repression and ludicrous leadership. Even its closest allies are taking heed
- 13 May 2014
Iran: A strategy for the threat closer to home
Iran's influence in the Western Hemisphere should be closely monitored by the US as it nears the level of "tier 1" national security priority
- 19 September 2012
Peace or appeasement in Colombia?
By agreeing to negotiate with FARC, Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos is simply allowing the continuation of war by means of politics
- 11 September 2012
The pattern of scandal in American political life
With debate gaining momentum around Eric Holder and Operation Fast and Furious, it's worth looking at the pattern of scandal in American political life
- 20 June 2012
Day-to-day politics in Russian-dominated South Ossetia now a laughing stock
Lenoid Tivilov's election represents not a victory for self-determination and democracy but rather the triumph of a Soviet-era cocktail of Russian expansionism, intimidation and ethnic cleansing
- 10 April 2012
The obstinacy of a crumbling Castroism
Meaningless economic "readjustments" will be remembered, not as the initiators of the rejuvenation of the Cuban economy, but rather, as the final rattles of one of the few remaining relics of communism
- 24 November 2011
'The consolidation of ALBA': Constitutional, representative democracy in decline in Latin America
Daniel Ortega's likely re-election is unconstitutional and shrouded in controversy; a victory for Hugo Chavez and ALBA, but a concern for democracy
- 11 November 2011
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