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The Kremlin Begs To Differ

One doesn’t need to be a Russian domestic radical or a foreign Russophobe to see major flaws in the way Russia is ruled. The population, however, is satisfied with the status quo...for now.

Arrested Development

If developed countries fail to effectively enforce the oecd Anti-Bribery Convention, all anti-corruption efforts in the developing world will suffer.

Lessons from the Bloc

What the collapse of the Soviet Union should have taught us about Iraq.

The Political Roots of Poverty: The Economic Logic of Autocracy

Foreign aid misapplied can lengthen the tenure of bad governments. A guide to understanding and engaging difficult development partners.

Can European Democracy Survive Globalization?

European democracy is under strain from both external and internal pressures. But Europe still has democrats determined to save it.

A Letter from Wales

The economy is fine, but everything else in Britain is falling apart--and the English still can't understand the Welsh.

Commentary

Fratricidal Tendencies

Labour just wants to forget about Tony Blair. Easier said than done.

David Cameron: Centrist

He and Clegg are posing as soul brothers. The Lib Dems and Tories look the same. What’s the point of British politics?

Ignoring Russia

Obama should have gone to Moscow’s Victory Day Parade. Small slights to Russia won’t help us get its cooperation on bigger issues like Iran.

Blogs

In Defense of Tony Blair

Blair was a politician of conviction and substance. What more could you ask for?

Books & Reviews

The Laws of War

Stopping torture and changing the policies of the Bush administration may not be enough. With a whole new type of terrorist bred from extraordinary rendition and torture, the last eight years may well prove inescapable.

Revolutionary Nepotism

Why "keeping it in the family" remains popular under dictatorships--and democracies.

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May 27, 2012