Negotiations over Ukraine are likely to fail. Here’s why.
Several factors can foil conflict negotiations. The Russian war in Ukraine has them all.
In words and deeds, Putin shows he’s rejecting even Soviet-era borders
His speech this week makes it clear he’s out to restore “historic Russia”
Hong Kong’s protests looked a lot like Shanghai anti-colonial protests a century ago
This time, the protests were against a new imperial power: China.
100 years later, Russia is still revising the story of the imperial family’s execution by Red Army guards.
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Russia has a long history of eliminating ‘enemies of the state’
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Poland’s ruling party tried a judicial power grab — and then saw it backfire. Here’s why.
When Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość,
Why the Islamic State won't become a normal state
[caption id="attachment_27173" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this Monday, June 16, 2014
Why the Islamic State won’t become a normal state
[caption id="attachment_27173" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this Monday, June 16, 2014