Fashions come and go. And this year, across the broad swath of Eurasia, fascism is in.
Brown Is the New Black
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Democracy & Governance
Sanctioning Russia Won’t Help Ukraine
Sanctioning Russia may actually reduce its incentive to change course in Crimea.
Trading Away Democracy
Far from simply removing tariffs, the proposed “free trade” agreement between the United States and the European Union undermines representative democracy.
If I Didn’t Have a Hammer
U.S. foreign policy is anything but demilitarized. But where the Bush team saw every problem as a nail, the Obama team wields more than just a hammer.
A Precarious Victory in El Salvador
Washington is threatening to withhold development aid unless El Salvador adopts economic policies that Salvadorans just voted against.
Ukraine’s Civil Strife Is Not about Language
Political divisions in Ukraine are more accurately explained by historic preferences and influence of the local elites than by language.
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Preserving Western Domination
Despite the Western claim that the dispute with Iran over nuclear research rests on it, the NPT is largely a means of maintaining Western nuclear-weapons superiority.
Straight Talk on the U.S. and Ukraine
Given the limits of its power and its own compromised relationship with international law, the U.S. isn’t in a position to do much about Ukraine.
Jordanian Officials Fail to Respond to Israeli Shooting of Amman Judge
Jordanians protest both Israeli soldiers shooting Amman magistrate court judge Ra’ed Zu’eiter and King Abdullah’s lack of a response.
Who Are the People?
In a society in upheaval, just who are “the People”?