Political corruption

Vučić Welcomes Zelensky in Serbia: Turning Point or Tactical Gambit?

On Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky made his first official visit to Serbia, a country long seen as one of Russia’s closest European partners. For some in the West, it was proof that Serbian President Aleksandar...

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, only two months into his term, has a busy month of foreign engagements. In early July, he received the body of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei which was visiting Iraq’s...

Can The Earthquake Help Venezuela Shake The Dictatorship?

The earthquake in Venezuela made the failures of the Rodriguez administration painfully clear.

Iraq’s Proxy Problem

UN Watch Report: Watching the U.N. Rot

How South Africa’s Corruption Makes It Vulnerable to Foreign Infiltration

With its rampant debt and public embezzlement, South Africa will have difficulty becoming a closer US partner.

Spain: Sánchez and without shame

*This article was originally published in French Excerpt It was in Beijing, where Xi Jinping was hosting him with full honors, that Pedro Sánchez learned his wife had been formally charged with...

Orban’s ouster was a win. But don’t let Hungary distract from Russia’s next target

Post-election celebrations erupted in the streets of Budapest over the weekend after Hungarian voters ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years, handing pro-EU opposition leader Peter...