Could our democracies be on the wane and our rights under attack because we are less willing to take up arms to die and kill for our country?
From its inception, the referendum has suffered from a fundamental misalignment: it is not asking the right questions. "Leave" and "Remain" are stark contrasts in a world that never presents binary choices.
The American voter is being offered a much more informed choice than if Mr. Sanders had simply gone back to Vermont after 'Super Tuesday'.
En vez de vivir el año triunfal que había previsto, Brasil ha entrado en el año de la ingobernabilidad. English
This was supposed to be a triumphal year for Brazil. Instead, Brazil has entered the year of ungovernability. Español
Erdogan is not doing this just for the money. Turkey is legitimately concerned about its security situation and needs European and American help to resolve it.
The pattern of strikes by the disjointed US-led coalition of Operation Inherent Resolve remains the best and most reliable public indicator of intentions and future operations in the short-term.
Great Britain and Italy are preparing to send ground troops to Libya, and American troops will likely be involved eventually – ironic developments given western intervention helped create a failed state in Libya in the first place.
España se enfrenta a semanas de parálisis política antes que, con nuevas elecciones o sin ellas, alguien consiga formar gobierno. Pero la fragmentación y las disfunciones continuarán en los próximos años. English.
Spain is facing several weeks of political paralysis before somebody gets to form a government – with or without new elections. But fragmentation and dysfunction will continue in the coming years. Español.
A series of related events point to a possible endgame scenario in Syria and Iraq.
For the first time in its history the Front National is a legitimate contender in French politics. What does this mean for France and Europe as a whole?
