You just have to look at a country with virtually no social mobility, and a great example is Brazil. Most countries have had periods of relative equality and inequality, such as the dip... Читать далее
The US is going to have a much different and probably more incoherent policy towards Russia. The signs we’ve seen so far is that there’s a divide between new figures in the cabinet who... Читать далее
John Everard, former UK ambassador to Belarus, Uruguay and North Korea, former member of the UN Security Council’s Panel of Experts on sanctions against North Korea. Author of Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat In North Korea.
North Korea has been getting better and better at launching missiles of increased accuracy, and greater range. Experts disagree, but if there is a consensus, it’s that North Korea is now... Читать далее
No, Barack Obama did not weaken the US internationally. Obama took in some ways a less aggressive, and in some ways a more aggressive interpretation, of the US’s role in the world.
In... Читать далее
Associate Professor of Media & Public Affairs, the George Washington University, author of ‘The MoveOn Effect: The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy’. @davekarpf
Could angry online politics ultimately make democracies ungovernable?
The lowering of the transaction cost, making it easier to engage online, incentivises a lot of different behaviours – some of them good, some of them bad. But online engagement itself is... Читать далее