The Orange Revolution failed and Kiev is getting friendly with Moscow. So what?
Communist (and former-communist) countries are still restricting religious freedom.
Japan’s new government wants to transform the country’s foreign policy, including its alliance with America. Will Tokyo and Washington have a falling out?
Like it or not, China is rising. Negotiating with Beijing based on shared interests will work a lot better than scolding it for not being a responsible stakeholder in the international system.
After the debacle of the Iraq War and the Guantánamo scandal, Germans are not so much opposed to America as indifferent to it, says senior editor Jacob Heilbrunn writing from Berlin.
Six Russia-watchers weigh in on the Russian elections, the internal state of the country, and Vladimir Putin's nomination of a successor.
In the aftermath of the resounding victory of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, observers are struggling to get a handle on the situation.
Just what does Vladimir Putin plan to do with his party’s new mandate? Consolidating executive authority and one-party rule both seem to be in the cards.
As Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party sweeps to victory in parliamentary elections, pundits are crying that Russian democracy is dead. But one observer says that exactly the opposite is true.
At the Chinese Communist Party Congress this week, President Hu Jintao outlined his vision for the next five years. The highlights: an offer to negotiate with Taiwan, up-and-coming party leaders and Beijing’s space program.