Brazil: The Global Benefits of Bolsonaro‘s Defeat

Bolsonaro’s election loss gives hope to climate change advocates in the battle to protect the Amazon rainforest.

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When Christian Nationalists and Conservative Muslims Unite

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The threats to Israel’s existence as a democratic Jewish state have multiplied. They could weaken or undermine a pillar of Israeli national security – unquestioned U.S. support.

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Nine Acres in Athens: Democracy’s Rise (and Fall)

As a veteran newspaper reporter with only a rudimentary education in the classics, visiting Athens fed my fascination with democracy’s long struggle in the era of Xi, Putin and Erdogan.

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Who is Rishi Sunak?

Brexit will swallow its fifth Prime Minister as Sunak, the hedge fund PM, fails.

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How Europe Sidelines Itself in World Politics

Reflections on leading European nations in deep domestic trouble, including a Germany that apparently can only think of itself.

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Xi Jinping’s Contradictory Choices for China’s Future

As China’s President enters his third term, his political preferences directly undermine the economic achievements he envisions for his country for its 2049 centennial.

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Meloni: Mussolini’s Come Back in Italy?

Giorgia Meloni is a cynical, quick-lipped, unmarried mother who speaks French and passable English. She is many things, but she is not a female Mussolini.

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Italy: The Taming of the Populists?

What are the challenges for Italy?

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The End of the Second Elizabethan Era

Many Truss-backers within the Conservative Party may have to learn the hard way that what is really holding back the UK economy are the economic costs of Brexit.

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Liz Truss: A Quick Personal Close-Up

I was an MP when Liz Truss entered the Commons and found her likeable, smart and self-confident.

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