In Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)’s frequent condemnation of the conservative elite and neoliberal technocrats echoed in his daily morning conferences during his six years as president. He mobilized voters mainly by appealing to popul...
“Willkommen in Wust! Willkommen in Saxony-Anhalt!” These were the first words I heard following 18 hours of travel as my host parents, Sigrun and Matthias, welcomed me with open arms. Wust, a town of just over 800 residents in old East German...
In July 2022, thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace in Colombo. They swam in the president’s pool, sat in his chair, and used his personal gym. These actions were not borne out of rage at just one leader. It signaled the end of t...
The lavish spending habits of China’s new rich are more often than not a subject of lighthearted ridicule. Gold-plated Lamborghinis and tiger-penis aphrodisiacs are among the luxuries that are in high demand by the country’s new billionaires, acc...
The lavish spending habits of China’s new rich are more often than not a subject of lighthearted ridicule. Gold-plated Lamborghinis and tiger-penis aphrodisiacs are among the luxuries that are in high demand by the country’s new billionaires, acc...
The Edward Snowden saga is far from over. Last week, the Guardian and Der Spiegel broke a story, based on evidence reportedly found within the documents released by Snowden, that the NSA has been monitoring German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ce...
The Edward Snowden saga is far from over. Last week, the Guardian and Der Spiegel broke a story, based on evidence reportedly found within the documents released by Snowden, that the NSA has been monitoring German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ce...
A wispy layer of fog lay over seemingly endless rice paddies in the valley where Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is situated. Air Koryo flight JS 156 was a short one, in the air a mere forty-three minutes. However, those forty-three minutes pro...
A wispy layer of fog lay over seemingly endless rice paddies in the valley where Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is situated. Air Koryo flight JS 156 was a short one, in the air a mere forty-three minutes. However, those forty-three minutes pro...
Malala Yousafzai is the “bravest girl in the world.” In early 2009, when Malala was only 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC about life under the Taliban. Last year, this sixteen year old Pakistani girl was shot in the head on a school bus b...
Malala Yousafzai is the “bravest girl in the world.” In early 2009, when Malala was only 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC about life under the Taliban. Last year, this sixteen year old Pakistani girl was shot in the head on a school bus b...
Over the past few weeks I’ve written of change, in the United States and abroad. I’ve written of tarnished appearances, and put faith in the Kissinger realpolitik credence that image matters. Tattered domestic politics, I said, find consequen...
Over the past few weeks I’ve written of change, in the United States and abroad. I’ve written of tarnished appearances, and put faith in the Kissinger realpolitik credence that image matters. Tattered domestic politics, I said, find consequen...
Brazil has always been a country of contradictions. Perhaps no place is more indicative of this than Rio de Janeiro, a city where the most expensive real estate in Latin America shares a neighborhood with shanty towns, or favelas, as they are known i...
Brazil has always been a country of contradictions. Perhaps no place is more indicative of this than Rio de Janeiro, a city where the most expensive real estate in Latin America shares a neighborhood with shanty towns, or favelas, as they are known i...
Guerilla warfare has been a defining characteristic of modern Latin American history. The cult of the freedom fighter has been present from the Hispanic Caribbean to the Southern Cone, reflected in popular music, literature, politics, and even clothi...
Guerilla warfare has been a defining characteristic of modern Latin American history. The cult of the freedom fighter has been present from the Hispanic Caribbean to the Southern Cone, reflected in popular music, literature, politics, and even clothi...
On September 11 of this year, the American public awoke to news headlines about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s op-ed in the New York Times, in which he criticizes U.S. foreign policy and condemns potential U.S. intervention in Syria. The piece ...
On September 11 of this year, the American public awoke to news headlines about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s op-ed in the New York Times, in which he criticizes U.S. foreign policy and condemns potential U.S. intervention in Syria. The piece ...
Editor’s note: Last week, BPR Online had the pleasure of publishing two pieces on the Catalan independence movement, written by guest columnists Jorge Tamames and Daniel Bogre Udell. These can be found here and here. This week, the authors are ...
Editor’s note: Last week, BPR Online had the pleasure of publishing two pieces on the Catalan independence movement, written by guest columnists Jorge Tamames and Daniel Bogre Udell. These can be found here and here. This week, the authors are ...
Latin America has a tendency of looking back in history for political inspiration. Perhaps the most obvious current manifestation of this is Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution, devised and led by the late Hugo Chavez and continued by the politic...
Latin America has a tendency of looking back in history for political inspiration. Perhaps the most obvious current manifestation of this is Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution, devised and led by the late Hugo Chavez and continued by the politic...
On September 22, a political dynasty fell. Following a highly publicized corruption trial, former Chinese politburo member Bo Xilai had his assets stripped and was sentenced to death. His predicament gained global attention, providing a rare look int...
On September 22, a political dynasty fell. Following a highly publicized corruption trial, former Chinese politburo member Bo Xilai had his assets stripped and was sentenced to death. His predicament gained global attention, providing a rare look int...
Editor’s note: This week, BPR World is excited to feature two guest columnists weighing in on a pressing global issue — the persistence of the Catalan independence movement. Jorge Tamames’ column, published Wednesday, can be found here. To...
Editor’s note: This week, BPR World is excited to feature two guest columnists weighing in on a pressing global issue — the persistence of the Catalan independence movement. Jorge Tamames’ column, published Wednesday, can be found here. To...