Iraq’s latest elections were relatively free and fair, but they won’t do much to resolve the country’s stark sectarian divides.
Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement
Taiwan’s student-led Sunflower Movement has stalled a controversial trade agreement with China. What does it mean for the TPP?
Coup Fever
Despite the lip service given to democracy the world over, coups remain a popular last resort. Here’s why.
Narendra Modi: Pragmatist or Ideologue?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a well-known Hindu nationalist. But on foreign policy, he seems more likely to show his pragmatic side.
Mexico’s Oil Privatization: Risky Business
Mexico’s oil privatization scheme will hurt the environment, scar the landscape, and leave Mexico at the mercy of transnational firms.
Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup
Outnumbered by the country’s rural voters, Thailand’s once vibrantly democratic urban middle class has embraced an elitist, antidemocratic agenda.
Fanning the Flames of Ukraine’s Disarray
Ukraine is in the throes of a human rights crisis, with serious violations on both sides.
Piketty in Elysium
If inequality sells in bookstores and box offices, it will sell at the polls as well.
The Sewol on Our Shores
For some Korean American activists, the Sewol ferry disaster is a reminder that South Korean capitalism is a product of the country’s authoritarian past—a past in which the U.S. played no small part.
Is the Sewol Tragedy South Korea’s Katrina?
The South Korean government is now bearing the brunt of the public’s wrath over the Sewol ferry tragedy.