
The Rise of Self-Hating Politicians
House Republicans, Euroskeptics, Vladimir Putin, and Jair Bolsonaro are the agents of a new kind of political disorder that parallels the chaos of failing states, economic catastrophe, and climate disasters.
House Republicans, Euroskeptics, Vladimir Putin, and Jair Bolsonaro are the agents of a new kind of political disorder that parallels the chaos of failing states, economic catastrophe, and climate disasters.
Donald Trump says that impeachment is actually a coup. It’s one more example of his attack on the rule of law.
The ‘Was it a coup?’ debate distracts from deeper issues plaguing the country — some of Morales’s making.
Do we think people who armed death squads and started wars really want to “bring democracy” to Venezuela?
Some see Putin’s Russia as a counterweight to U.S. global meddling. But Moscow is increasingly mimicking Washington’s worst behavior.
The attempted military coup in Turkey and the possibility of a President Trump may have more Americans considering the military option.
An opening reception for this stunning art commemorating the 40th anniversary of the military coup.
Since the military coup that toppled the country’s elected Muslim Brotherhood government, the message of the many Egyptians we met last year resonates with even greater power.
The removal from office of President Mohammed Morsi portends great excitement but even greater threats to democracy.
The Institute for Policy Studies proudly joins the Charles Horman Truth Foundation to to mark 40 years since the military coup in Chile.
Leading a rebel group may be the best way to be taken seriously in a country with weak political and civil institutions.
Comparing Hugo Chavez’s accomplishments to his U.S. obits was like taking a trip through Alice’s looking glass.
The removal of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is the latest in a series of actions against progressive governments in Latin America.
Haiti badly needs to provide for its own security, but it should avoid reconstituting its coup-prone army.
You are invited to a talk with award-winning Venezuelan journalist Ernesto Villegas Poljak as he discusses his new book, Abril Golpe Adentro (Inside the April Coup). Mr. Poljak is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the daily newspaper Ciudad Caracas and has also written for El Nuevo Pais, Economia Hoy, El Universal, Ultimas Noticias, and others. Mr. Poljak will discuss the state of news media in Venezuela today and give first hand account of the role played by private news outlets during the April 2002 coup d’etat in Venezuela.