On September 2, in a village outside Chișinău, Moldova, a young woman, known to her associates as Ana Nastas, handed out a stack of anti-EU leaflets rife with misinformation that had been produced by Ilan Shor, a Russophilic Moldovan oligarch and p...
Ireland is your favorite multinational corporation’s favorite country. Why? Over the last 25 years, the country has molded itself into a leading corporate tax haven, shielding businesses with subsidiaries in Ireland from worldwide taxation. Drawing...
As tragic as it might be to lose the ability to subtly flirt by asking someone for a lighter in the smoking section of a club, one would think that the vast majority of English citizens understand the necessity of reducing tobacco consumption. If not...
The two largest sports events of the year come with much fanfare: The NFL’s Super Bowl is famous for multi-million dollar advertisements and garish halftime shows, and the UEFA Champions League Final, which showcases the best soccer clubs from acro...
The two largest sports events of the year come with much fanfare: The NFL’s Super Bowl is famous for multi-million dollar advertisements and garish halftime shows, and the UEFA Champions League Final, which showcases the best soccer clubs from acro...
On January 13, Belgium legalized euthanasia for children, regardless of age. The legislation is aimed at relieving terminally ill minors who are nearing death and are experiencing “constant and unbearable suffering.” Historically, the Low Countri...
On January 13, Belgium legalized euthanasia for children, regardless of age. The legislation is aimed at relieving terminally ill minors who are nearing death and are experiencing “constant and unbearable suffering.” Historically, the Low Countri...
Russia’s military intervention in Crimea, which recently resulted in a referendum on the secession and annexation of the Crimean peninsula, has led to a verbal fistfight between the West and Russia, with both powers accusing each other of violation...
Russia’s military intervention in Crimea, which recently resulted in a referendum on the secession and annexation of the Crimean peninsula, has led to a verbal fistfight between the West and Russia, with both powers accusing each other of violation...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not endeared himself to his more liberal, reform-minded constituents. Last summer, thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian rule. The pri...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not endeared himself to his more liberal, reform-minded constituents. Last summer, thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian rule. The pri...
After Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea, he was charged with trying to reconstitute the Soviet Union. Although the Russian president has not exactly dispelled this claim, it would be a mistake to cry “Evil Empire!” over one foreign excursion. Not tha...
After Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea, he was charged with trying to reconstitute the Soviet Union. Although the Russian president has not exactly dispelled this claim, it would be a mistake to cry “Evil Empire!” over one foreign excursion. Not tha...
For years, Finland’s education system has sparked panic and envy throughout the world. Ever since the results of the first Program for International Assessment (PISA) tests were published by the OECD in 2000, Finland has consistently been in the li...
For years, Finland’s education system has sparked panic and envy throughout the world. Ever since the results of the first Program for International Assessment (PISA) tests were published by the OECD in 2000, Finland has consistently been in the li...
Russia’s annexation of Crimea, unrest in Ukraine and subsequent narratives of a “New Cold War” bring new hopes and worries to leaders in the Middle East. Beyond Syria, where Russia has already exerted decisive influence, other countries in the ...
Russia’s annexation of Crimea, unrest in Ukraine and subsequent narratives of a “New Cold War” bring new hopes and worries to leaders in the Middle East. Beyond Syria, where Russia has already exerted decisive influence, other countries in the ...
Dissatisfaction with President François Hollande’s tenure has spurred on a conservative movement in France. With an embarrassingly low approval rating of 19 percent, Hollande has been a huge disappointment, largely due to unprecedented levels ...
Dissatisfaction with President François Hollande’s tenure has spurred on a conservative movement in France. With an embarrassingly low approval rating of 19 percent, Hollande has been a huge disappointment, largely due to unprecedented levels ...
I’m certainly a little late to the party on Ukraine news – leading up to Russia’s bold annexation of Crimea, Ukraine was gripped for months by violent protests after President Viktor Yanukovych pulled out of an association deal with the EU in N...
I’m certainly a little late to the party on Ukraine news – leading up to Russia’s bold annexation of Crimea, Ukraine was gripped for months by violent protests after President Viktor Yanukovych pulled out of an association deal with the EU in N...
If voting booths are any indication, Turks are largely unfazed by their leader’s growing authoritarian streak. Despite months of anti-government protest, a graft scandal implicating Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and an uprising within a facti...
If voting booths are any indication, Turks are largely unfazed by their leader’s growing authoritarian streak. Despite months of anti-government protest, a graft scandal implicating Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and an uprising within a facti...
A short walk away from Rome’s idyllic old town, with its world-famous monuments and high-end boutiques, Rome’s working class and middle class neighborhoods paint a very different picture of the city. The Eur district, a white marble extravaganza ...
A short walk away from Rome’s idyllic old town, with its world-famous monuments and high-end boutiques, Rome’s working class and middle class neighborhoods paint a very different picture of the city. The Eur district, a white marble extravaganza ...
Turkish citizens today have not-so-distant memories of government officials and police breaking into their homes, looking under beds and in sock drawers to collect and burn banned books. For the developed nations of the Western world, the fact that t...
Turkish citizens today have not-so-distant memories of government officials and police breaking into their homes, looking under beds and in sock drawers to collect and burn banned books. For the developed nations of the Western world, the fact that t...