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Once upon a time, the Workers’ Party promised clean government. Now it’s squarely at the center of the biggest corruption scandal in the country’s history.

The focus on the century-old accord is a product of bad history and shoddy social science -- and it’s surely not the cause of the region's dysfunction.

Free-market evangelists say the U.S.-EU trade deal is essential to the future of transatlantic diplomacy. But dangerous economics could unravel centuries of partnership.

A jaunt around the British capital’s dodgiest dealings.

Sergio Moro is leading the biggest corruption investigation in the country's history. He'd better get it right.

With impeachment proceedings underway, it looks like President Dilma Rousseff is on the way out. But budget deficits, out-of-control welfare spending, rampant corruption, and political gridlock greet her successor.

Canada’s photogenic prime minister promises a new type of enlightened, environment-friendly leadership. But he's still hooked on dirty oil.

Even a caliphate needs a Plan B. Here's what Baghdadi's might look like.

It’s time to let go of outmoded — and parochial — ideas about what “culture” and “civilization” in the Arab world is supposed to look like.

Washington wants India’s help with naval logistics. But is New Delhi scared enough of China to sign the unpopular agreement?

When the first sitting U.S. president visits the memorial, Obama needs to remember the man he was back in 2009.

In Southeast Asia, being democratic can lose you friends.