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Article

Javier Milei: “My contempt for the state is infinite”

Argentina’s president is idolised by the Trumpian right. They should get to know him better | Leaders (2024)


Article

The division of Cyprus looks indefinite

Cyprus. Fifty years of division. There seems no prospect for the reunification of the island, half a century after turkey invaded the north. The i... (2024)


Article

Latin America’s new hard right: Bukele, Milei, Kast and Bolsonaro

Crime, abortion and socialism, not immigration, are the issues that rile them | The Americas (2024)


Article

How Europe’s fear of migrants came to dominate its foreign policy

The me-first school of diplomacy. Trade, aid and visas are increasingly conditional on helping Europe stem migration | Europe (2024)


Article

Democracy in Latin America. Chile’s crisis is not over yet

Political tumult is now the norm in the country | The Americas (2024)


Article

Oil in Brazil. The perils of Petrobras

Why Lula keeps meddling with Latin America’s top oil company. His worst instincts are undermining the national oil company’s hard-won gains | The A... (2024)


Article

“National conservatives” are forging a global front against liberalism

Nationalist of the world, unite! The alliance may be incoherent, but that does not make it harmless | Briefing (2024)


Article

Populism and democracy; A fresh wave of hard-right populism is stalking Europe

The real threat from Europe’s hard right. Europe is facing a new wave of right wing populism. Centrists need a new plan. In Germany, the AfD are ... (2023)


Article

Chile is still haunted by the coup in September 1973

Latin American history. Half a century later. Chile is still haunted by the coup in 1973, and is at odds over how to mark it. Gabriel Boric, th... (2023)


Article

Argentina’s upcoming election; Annual inflation of 114% is pushing Argentina to the right

Patricia Bullrich and Javier Milei are rising in the polls for this year’s presidential election | The Americas The annual inflation rate, of 11... (2023)


Article

Scottish politics; Scotland has been on a ten-year holiday from reality

Populism can unravel quickly. But its effects are long-lasting. The collapse of this Scottish National Party holds lessons for populists everywhere... (2023)


Article

Europe can’t decide how to unplug from China

We calculate the continent’s exposure to China | International How should Europe handle China? The continent is trying to decide. After decades ... (2023)


Article

De-growth: Meet the lefty Europeans who want to shrink the economy

De-growers of the world, unite! | Europe Stop the economy, lefty Europeans want to get off. “Panels of citizens can advise what is wasteful ... (2023)


Article

Labour’s green industrial policy will not cure Britain’s economic ills | The Economist

Trying to fight climate change and raise growth risks doing neither well | Britain (2023)


Article

A spat over farming bodes ill for Ukraine’s future European prospects | The Economist

Have the limits of the EU’s support for its neighbour been reached? | Europe (2023)


Article

Why Israel is becoming a partisan cause in the United States | The Economist

It goes to the essence of the Jewish state, and of the American one | United States (2023)


Article

The New Leftist Latin America - Colombia

A visit to Colombia underlines the rise of the new Left in Latin America, and a host of new worries for the region. Francis Fukuyama's latest. (2023)


Article

Classical liberalism vs. The New Right - Marginal REVOLUTION

It has become increasingly clear that the political Right in America is not what it used to be. In particular, my own preferred slant of classical ... (2022)


Article

Twitter gets its hands dirty - by Casey Newton - Platformer

Two years after closing its PAC, the company has quietly begun giving away money again — starting with the Republican Attorneys General Association (2022)


Article

Liberalism And Its Discontents With Francis Fukuyama - Capitalisn't | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Capitalisn't on Spotify. Francis Fukuyama is an American political scientist and author, notably of The End of History ... (2022)


Article

Why America’s clean-energy industry is stuck | The Economist

Blame in part its climate-friendly president | Business (2022)


Article

The Great Awokening is transforming American politics - Vox

White liberals are embracing progressive racial politics and transforming America (2019)


Article

What would James Madison have thought of the filibuster? - The Washington Post

An interview with a leading historian of Madison's political thought. (2022)


Article

EXPLAINER: What's behind unrest rocking oil-rich Kazakhstan | AP News

MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. The outburst... (2022)


Article

Machiavelli - The Prince, Quotes & The Art of War - HISTORY

Niccolo Machiavelli was a diplomat, politician and writer in Renaissance Italy whose most infamous quotes come from his books The Prince and The Ar... (2021)


Article

Karl Popper on democracy - From the archives: the open society and its enemies revisited

In 1988 The Economist invited the philosopher Karl Popper to write an article on democracy. It appeared in the issue of April 23rd that year and ma... (2021)


Article

The European Union should not give up on enlargement | The Economist

If the EU wants to be a global power, it needs to be a local one first | Europe (2021)


Article

Why San Francisco’s city government is so dysfunctional | The Economist

Covid-19 has exposed many of the city’s old problems—and some new ones, too | United States (2021)


Article

Why the European Union is a less-than-jolly green giant | Charlemagne. The Economist

The EU is better placed than national governments to set green standards. This will hurt | Europe (2021)


Article

David Brooks Reconsiders ‘Bobos in Paradise’ - The Atlantic

The creative class was supposed to foster progressive values and economic growth. Instead we got resentment, alienation, and endless political dysf... (2021)


Video

David Brooks: The Root Causes of Populism, Authoritarianism and The Whole Global Mess

World On Fire: Right-wing populism is surging worldwide, in places as diverse as India, the Netherlands, Argentina, France and the United States. W... (2024)


Video

Switzerland, Norway and Iceland REFUSE to join the EU. Why?

Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland: three nations with deep European roots that remain outside the European Union, despite their geographical and cul... (2024)


Video

The movement to shrink Oregon and expand Idaho

In a state dominated by progressive politics, some residents in rural Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains want to move the border so that their co... (2023)


Video

Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution? (Short Animated Documentary)

Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution? (Short Animated Documentary) (2023)


Video

How Denmark took a hard line on Immigrants | Foreign Correspondent

‘What is Danish?’ asks comedian Ellie Jokar. Born in Iran, now a Dane, Ellie struggles to understand why her once friendly country has pulled up th... (2023)


Video

How Curiosity Will Save Us | Mónica Guzmán | TEDxSeattle

For Mónica Guzmán, curiosity isn’t a muse that flits by when we wonder about something. It’s the most powerful tool we have to navigate our world, ... (2022)


Video

Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion

It’s easy to blame the other side. And for many Democrats, it’s obvious that Republicans are thwarting progress toward a more equal society.But wha... (2021)


Video

Scottish independence: could Britain break up? | The Economist

The union between the nations of the United Kingdom is looking increasingly fragile, thanks to Brexit. If Scotland were to break away from Britain ... (2021)


Video

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Exposes the Problem of Dark Money in Politics | NowThis

‘We have a system that is fundamentally broken.’ — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is explaining just how f*cked campaign finance laws really are. » ... (2019)


Video

Congressional Fundraising: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on Apr 3, 2016 Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of r... (2019)


Video

Brexit III: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequences. Connect with Last Week... (2019)


Video

The 11 Nations Inside The USA

Welcome back to another video! Today we take a look at the 11 Nations which, according to Colin Woodard, the author of "American Nations", exist in... (2019)


Video

Why Brazilian Women Support Jair Bolsonaro - New York Times

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s newly elected president, is known for his offensive remarks about women, but his hard-line agenda on crime has spurred man... (2019)


Video

Why Ukraine is trapped in endless conflict - Vox

The ceasefire is completely ignored. Correction: In a previous version, the Russian Empire at 2:31 did not include Finland and northern Kazakhstan ... (2018)


Video

Brexit proves that breaking up is hard to do (Nov 2018) -- PBS NewsHour

Theresa May's cabinet has approved a deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union on terms for Brexit. But the process of gathering conse... (2018)


Video

Why this far-right candidate won Brazil's election -- Vox

Jair Bolsonaro, a congressman who has praised Brazil’s past military dictatorship, has become the country's president. Subscribe to our channel! ht... (2018)


Video

Brazil's Evangelical Far Right Could Elect The Country's Next President (HBO) - Vice News

Brazil’s supreme court ruled Wednesday that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has to start serving a 12-year prison sentence immediately, ... (2018)


Video

Why Brazil Might Elect An Ultra-Right Wing President (HBO) - Vice News

RIO DE JANEIRO — On a recent Sunday morning, a few hundred shirtless men wearing camo pants tucked into army boots got together to run in formation... (2018)


Video

Brazilian Elections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - 2018

Brazil is about to elect a new president during a turbulent period of political corruption and economic uncertainty. John Oliver urges the people o... (2018)


Video

Geopolitics of Turkey in Asia

Support CaspianReport on Patreon (2018)


Video

Turkey's Geographic Challenge

Stratfor examines how Turkey is attempting to expand its core into the eastern part of the country and how this affects the region. About Stratfor:... (2018)


Video

The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history - Vox

Vox Published on Jan 20, 2016 The conflict is really only 100 years old. (2018)


Video

The 32-year-old prince who’s shaking up Saudi Arabia - Vox

Vox Published on Jan 23, 2018 This young prince is transforming Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Listen to this episode of Worldly – Vox's we... (2018)


Video

Italian Election: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Italy is in the throes of a turbulent race to elect a new prime minister. John Oliver discusses the colorful contenders and introduces an equally r... (2018)


Video

Statehood: It's Complicated | The Great American* Puerto Rico Part 8

Puerto Rico's current relationship to the United States is as complicated as its past relationship with the United States. Produced by Paul Myers w... (2018)


Video

Poland's Geographic Challenge | Stratfor

STRATFORvideo Published on Jan 23, 2015 Stratfor examines Poland's difficult geographic position between Russia and the West. About Stratfor... (2018)


Video

We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads

TED talk, 2017: "We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci. In an ey... (2017)


Video

Gerrymandering: How drawing jagged lines can impact an election - Christina Greer

TED ed: "District lines, and the groups of voters within them, may seem arbitrary, but a lot of thought (and political bickering) is put into thes... (2017)


Video

Gerrymandering: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight, 2017: "Lawmakers often reshape voting districts to shift the balance of political power. That's unfair to voters, even those of us... (2017)


Video

Germany's Geographic Challenge STRATFORvideo

YouTube, 2013: Stratfor examines Germany's need to maintain territorial unity inside the country and preserve a balance of power across Europe. ... (2017)


Podcast

506- Monumental Diplomacy - Namibia and North Korean art - 99% Invisible | Podcast on Spotify

In downtown Windhoek, Namibia -- at the intersection of Fidel Castro Street and Robert Mugabe Avenue -- there's an imposing gold building with an a... (2023)


Podcast

How Washington Now Works - The Daily | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from The Daily on Spotify. On Tuesday, the United States Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure bill — the largest sin... (2021)


Podcast

Understanding Exclaves and Enclaves

Understanding Exclaves and Enclaves Normally, if a foreign country has you totally surrounded, that isn’t a good thing. However, in some parts o... (2021)


Podcast

The Supreme Court may disenfranchise you now - Vox | Today Explained Podcast

Listen to this episode from Today, Explained on Spotify. Pandemic or not, the highest court in the land won’t extend Wisconsin’s deadline for m... (2020)


Podcast

Economic Consequences Of The Census - The Indicator from Planet Money

Listen to this episode from The Indicator from Planet Money on Spotify. The coronavirus pandemic, distrust of the government, and a surprising poli... (2020)


Podcast

Supreme Court - Amy Coney Barrett’s originalism - Vox | Podcast

Listen to this episode from Today, Explained on Spotify. The judge isn’t saying much in her confirmation hearing, but Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains ... (2020)


Podcast

The case for ending the filibuster - Vox

Listen to this episode from Today, Explained on Spotify. Even if Democrats win the White House, take the Senate, and hold the House, most of their ... (2020)


Podcast

Facebook And Twitter Remove Russia-Backed Accounts Targeting Left-Leaning Voters

Researchers say one of the operation's goals was to steer left-leaning voters away from the Biden-Harris campaign ahead of the November election. (2020)


Podcast

Part 5: Can Liberal Democracy Survive in Europe? - The New York Times - 2019

In the final chapter of our series, we find that many who are rejecting the political system and values that underpin the European Union feel the s... (2019)


Podcast

Part 4: Poland’s Culture Wars - The New York Times - 2019

The nationalist governing party says it’s in favor of democracy — just not the kind represented by the European Union. We look at how it is reshapi... (2019)


Podcast

Part 3: ‘Italy First’ - The New York Times - 2019

As we followed a populist politician on the campaign trail in Tuscany, some voters spoke of a national crisis of identity that is pulling them towa... (2019)


Podcast

Part 2: The French Rebellion - The New York Times - 2019

Next in our series “The Battle for Europe,” we meet a group of Yellow Vest protesters in France. They say their living standards have been in decli... (2019)


Podcast

Part 1: The Battle for Europe - The New York Times

Nationalist movements are taking root across the Continent. In a five-part series, we ask: Can the European Union survive? (2019)


Podcast

National Sword - 99% Invisible

Where does your recycling go? In most places in the U.S., you throw it in a bin, and then it gets carted off to be sorted and cleaned at a Material... (2019)


Podcast

Europe's Direction in 2019 | Council on Foreign Relations

Matthias Matthijs joins Jim Lindsay to discuss Europe in 2019. (2019)


Podcast

Another 'Civil War'? Pessimism About Political Violence Deepens In A Divided Nation : NPR

Following a rash of deaths, threats and violent acts, Americans fear the nation may be growing so far apart that danger may become a regular factor... (2018)


Podcast

Exploring Why So Many Americans Don't Vote || NPR

On The Sidelines Of Democracy: In recent midterms, 4 in 10 eligible voters cast ballots. Nonvoters talk of apathy, disgust, barriers and other ... (2018)


Podcast

Madeleine Albright on fascism - The Economist asks

AMERICA'S first female secretary of state on how populism can slide into fascism, what Kim Jong Il and Vladimir Putin were like in person, and what... (2018)


Podcast

Supreme Court Leaves 'Wild West' Of Partisan Gerrymandering In Place — For Now : NPR (2018)

The court on Monday, in twin partisan gerrymandering cases from Wisconsin and Maryland, said either that challengers didn't have standing or didn't... (2018)


Podcast

Gerrymandering - 99% Invisible

The way we draw our political districts has a huge effect on U.S. politics, but the process is also greatly misunderstood. Gerrymandering has b... (2018)


Podcast

The threat to world trade (podcast) | The Economist on Spotify

Our cover this week warns against the damage that will be inflicted by America’s impending tariffs on steel and aluminium. For the first time in de... (2018)


Podcast

Social media's threat to democracy

The Economist, 2017: “Twitter, Facebook and Google were supposed to improve politics. Instead, from Russian meddling in America's election to polit... (2017)


Book

The Daughters of Yalta

"The story of the fascinating and fateful "daughter diplomacy" of Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, three glamorous young wom... (2023)


Book

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu

"The best explanation of the “institutional” school of economics. Why “inclusive institutions” promote growth and extractive ones don’t." - The Eco... (2018)


Book

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu

"The best explanation of the “institutional” school of economics. Why “inclusive institutions” promote growth and extractive ones don’t." - The Eco... (2018)


Website

Voter Information - Miami 2018

Our online Voter Information tool allows you to read your customized sample ballot, request a mail ballot, check the status of your mail ballot, an... (2018)


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