While the international community propped up kleptocratic generals, South Sudan’s social entrepreneurs took matters into their own hands. The future of the country belongs to them.
To Save South Sudan, Dump the Warlords
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Democracy & Governance
Obama’s Last Chance in Africa
If he wants to save his legacy on Africa, Barack Obama will have to be more than a shill for U.S. security firms and corporations.
Ethiopia Claims U.S. Precedent for Crackdown on Journalists
Barack Obama is headed to Ethiopia. Will he speak up for the journalists and activists locked up by Washington’s “war on terror” ally?
Greece, Iran, and the Rules of the Game
From Athens to Tehran, powerful countries make the rules and break the rules. Everyone else just squeezes the best deal they can — for now, anyway.
Iran Nuclear Deal Redraws Middle East Map
It was a foregone conclusion that Middle Eastern states would seek to adjust national boundaries set by the West.
Our Climate Future Could Be Decided in the Courts
People from Seattle to Fiji are filing lawsuits over global warming — and they just might have a case.
Smashing the Austerity Idols
Greece and Germany don’t belong on the same continent, let alone in the same currency union.
Do Saudi Citizens Prefer the Islamic State to the House of Saud?
A poll indicates that Saudi citizens seem to find the Islamic State’s repressiveness and barbarism less objectionable than the House of Saud’s corruption.
A Long Road Reaches Iran Deal, But No Guarantees Going Forward
Though this nuclear deal is a victory for international diplomacy, the United States still has a ways to go before their relations with Iran are truly normalized.
Israel Intercepts Another Gaza Aid Flotilla
Israel insists that Gaza isn’t under blockade. So why are humanitarian aid vessels still turned away?