President or no, Lebanon has had no effective governance for decades. That's not about to change.
The country's own flag has become an anti-government symbol of protest.
The government in Tbilisi says all is well with democracy. But many Georgians aren’t so sure.
Many in Ukraine don't want to hear about their heroes' participation in the Holocaust. But Israel's President Rivlin didn't shy away from the truth.
This week's large and peaceful protest in Venezuela shows that the momentum is finally behind the chavista government's opponents.
Desperate to halt a recall referendum against the president, Venezuela’s government has arrested one of our authors.
Most Venezuelans want him gone. But Nicolás Maduro still has a few tricks up his sleeve.
The latest bloody fighting in eastern Ukraine shows that talk of a “frozen conflict” is premature.
After years of mismanagement, Venezuela's energy industry can no longer cope. Bad governance is plunging the country into darkness.
As of today, Turkey's largest-circulation newspaper — long a government critic — is no more.
The shooting of Aleksi Petriashvili, a former minister, introduces a dangerous new element to Tbilisi's overheated politics.
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Tunisia's uprising was a cry against pervasive corruption. Five years later, it's only gotten worse.
When the country defaults, a lot of people are going to lose a lot of money. And they deserve to.
In the new, democratic Tunisia, people are protesting again — and for the same reason as before.
In her role as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power is often thrust into the forefront of some of the world’s biggest crises. From working to ensu...Show more
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Beijing’s ambitions are about to crash into its problems.
In a few words, Bong Joon-ho conjured up a whole tale of economic insecurity.
The country's own flag has become an anti-government symbol of protest.
The government in Tbilisi says all is well with democracy. But many Georgians aren’t so sure.
