Swedish Welfare
Sweden’s strong cultural values have temporarily propped up its celebrated welfare state, but this support is growing steadily weaker due to the nation’s...
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Russia and Cuba Get Cozy
As tension over the Russian occupation of Georgia continues to simmer, Moscow is quietly...
Russia Invades, Bombs Georgia
While Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was in Beijing schmoozing with world leaders during...
Olympic Committee Vaults Over Censorship Controversy
“There has been no deal with China to censor the Internet,” stated International Olympic...
Solzhenitsyn Passes Away
On August 3, the world lost Nobel Prize laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the conscience of...
Olympic Sized Controversy
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, female gymnasts He Kesin, Yang Yilin, and Jiang...
Nike and China Chase Blogger
According to the technology news Website Arstechnica, the Nike shoe company has "decided to...
The Growing Tehran-Beijing Axis
Communist China’s ravenous energy appetite has fueled its growing political and economic ties with...
Afghan Narcotics Efforts Called Into Question
Thomas Schweich, recently retired principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics...
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Chile’s Social Security Success
Think of the United States as a latter-day Titanic. Super-modern. Super-rich. And heading for...
Kasparov Analyzes the Games of Mugabe, Putin, and Medvedev
Western political leaders and media pundits expressed outrage at the friendly reception accorded Zimbabwe’s...
Mugabe Maintains Stranglehold on Zimbabwe
On June 22, Zimbabwean opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew from his race to unseat...
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Russian “Merchant of Death” Still Held in Thailand
For more than a decade and a half, Viktor Bout has been fueling the...
Bringing the KGB’s Top Afghani “Islamist” Back to Power
U.S. troops in Afghanistan may soon find themselves squeezed in a new political power...
China Loosens One-child Policy Due to Earthquake Toll
Chinese officials announced on May 26 that owing to the massive devastation caused by...
Mexican Police Fleeing Drug Cartel Assassins
The escalating violence by Mexico’s various drug cartels has taken a heavy toll on...
Iran Drops the Dollar, Begins Selling Its Oil in Euros
On the last day of April, according to a CNN report, Iran’s government confirmed...
Ongoing Conflict in Tibet
On April 18, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang...
Ian Smith and the Fall of Rhodesia
Ian Smith's passing at age 88 on November 20 merited a few mentions in...