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When Hugo Chavez took office in Venezuela in 1999, he promised his compatriots many wonders, from a hemispheric “Bolivarian” alliance against...

By its stolid standards, the CDU is undergoing something of an identity crisis. Some of its regional politicians have been defecting to the anti-immigrant,...

Nearly 40 years ago, when I visited Moscow for the first time, my initial reaction was surprise. The hotels and restaurants were so poorly run that it...

Democratic governments in the West are increasingly losing their bearings. From the shift toward illiberalism in Poland and Hungary to the Brexit vote in...

Those who support aggressive action to reduce greenhouse gases fear that the Donald Trump administration will undo all or most of President Barack...

Few are paying attention, but a proposal now working its way through Congress could change the US’ whole approach to trade, industrial policy and...

For centuries, women around the world have struggled for even the most basic rights. The fight for equality has been an uphill climb – one that is far...

On November 8, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that, at the stroke of midnight, some 14 trillion rupees worth of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes...

Russia, demonised as the biggest cyber-villain in the world in the wake of the US.election campaign, must now take special care of its own information...

It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump's attention would turn to Boeing, the US' largest exporter and its second-largest defence...