Creating the appearance of stability is the Russian political elite’s primary goal. Yet colonial-like rule over the country’s regions, combined with a lack of civic activity, harms the Kremlin’s legitimacy on the ground. RU
El desafío de la administración de Mauricio Macri será dar respuesta a las expectativas de progreso de aquellos que hoy son víctimas de un modelo fallido de inclusión social. English
The challenge of the Macri administration is to steer reforms that meet the expectations of progress of those who, today, are the victims of a failed model of social inclusion. Español
An elected president faces impeachment just because Congress dislikes her. This grotesque manoeuvre aims to block Lula from standing in the next election. Español
Un presidente electo no puede ser destituido porque al Congreso le disguste. Esta maniobra, destinada a impedir una próxima elección de Lula, se inscribe en la modalidad de "golpes blandos". English
As the United Nations General Assembly Session meets in New York today to discuss the ‘world drug problem’, our roundtable explores the political convenience and political gain that drives prohibitionist drug policy and the ‘war on drugs’. Video (7:34).
Shots have been fired over Nagorno-Karabakh, and leaders in Baku and Yerevan demand national unity. But behind the patriotic hysteria is a cry for social justice.
A wave of homophobia in Armenia is playing on pro-Russian and pro-European sympathies. Gender has become geopolitical, and the LGBT community is fearful.
The "half-way classes" that have emerged in Latin America are vulnerable, proud of their own popular and ethnic culture, democratic, and ready to protest to press for their demands. Español
Just why are artists so poor? Hans Abbing explains.
Las "clases a medias" que han emergido en América Latina son vulnerables y reivindicativas de una cultura popular y étnica propia, son democráticas y protestan para comunicar demandas. English
