Russia’s exit from Syria: Mission unaccomplished?
Picture by Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 14 that he would begin to remove...
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Russia’s NGO law leaves environmental activists in troubled waters
Lake Baikal. Picture by Bailey Wolff Jennie Sutton had nearly given up hope. Would Baikal Ecological Wave, the environmental nonprofit...
Looking back in anger: The dangers of Ukraine’s decommunization laws
The monument to Lenin in Zaporizhia, Ukraine. Picture by Nataliya Shestakova Ukrainian workers began in mid-March the process of dismantling...
Should they stay or should they go: Brits clash over Brexit
Picture by Dylan Martinez | Reuters On June 23, Britons will have to take a stand on the United Kingdom’s...
Sharing is caring: Why America needs a single-payer healthcare system
Pictures of Money | Flickr Americans think that a simple doctor’s visit in Britain means waiting in a Soviet-style bread...
Paris Attacks: A new era in French politics?
A memorial outside the Carillon restaurant in Paris on Sunday, one of the sites of the attacks on Friday. Picture...
Catalan secessionism wins the election—but not in votes
People marching for independence showing secessionist flags in Barcelona. Picture by SantiMB.Photos | Flickr Pro-independence parties in Catalonia won the...
Volkswagen emissions scandal dampens automotive industry credibility
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn turned in his resignation on Wednesday in the wake of a growing scandal over falsified emissions...
The implications of “oxi” in Greece’s future.
Oxi sign in Athens | Picture by Katherine Whittaker Greece has been remarkably calm. Syntagma Square, the main square facing...
France under Marine
Marine Le Pen and her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. Picture by Alain Jocard | AFP Arrogant. Snob. Elitist. These are...
