The Beyonce Effect
Welcome, Beyonce and Jay-Z, to the club of those anathematized and cursed by the McCarthyist embargo supporters.
Bulgaria’s Podkrepa Made the Same Mistake as Solidarity
The nineties were challenging years in Bulgaria for trade unions affiliated with the political opposition.
Soccer Riots and Egyptian Democracy
Football fan clubs have played an unexpectedly powerful political role in Egypt’s revolutionary path.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/8)
Emphasis, as always, added.
The Secret History of Yugoslavia
How Slobodan Milosevic quietly stoked sectarian bloodshed even as he wrapped himself in the Yugoslavian flag.
How a North Korean Attack on South Korea Might Unfold
What if the North Koreans grew desperate enough to attempt to conquer only the portions of South Korea closest to them — which are also the most valuable?
Blood Phones and the Congo
The slaughter in the DRC is intricately linked to electronic components carried by millions of people in the United States and Europe.
Purge of the Marabouts: Salafists Target Tunisia’s Islamic Heritage
The cultural and religious assault Islamic extremists are mounting in Tunisia recalls the Taliban’s demolition of the Buddhas of Bamiyan.
Bizarre Belligerence on the Korean Peninsula
What the North Korean leadership is hoping to achieve by its belligerence is anyone’s guess, but the aggressive U.S. response has only escalated tensions.
Ntaganda: What? No Bail Bondsmen in the Hague?
Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, arraigned by the International Criminal Court, had the temerity to request his release until the start of the trial.
Changing of the Guard All Too Common in the Central African Republic
Leading a rebel group may be the best way to be taken seriously in a country with weak political and civil institutions.
An Agreement on Arms — With No Teeth
While the Arms Trade Treaty doesn’t do anything to affect American gun owners, it’s so weak that it doesn’t seem to affect anybody at all.
Bulgaria’s Labor Perpetually in Crisis
From the perspectives of trade unions, the reforms in Bulgaria over the last 20 years have been disastrous.
After Iraq, Climbing Out of the Moral Abyss
If lies have delivered us to this place, then only the truth will begin our journey back.
Despite Funneling Money to the Corporations That Run the Nuclear Labs, the Administration Finds Itself in Their Debt
Corporate contractors not only receive money from the federal government, but help dictate policy.