HOW DEMOCRACIES ARE USING AUTOCRATIC TOOLS TO MUZZLE JOURNALISM / THE ECONOMIST

When grifters wield gags  How democracies are using autocratic tools to muzzle journalism As scrutiny of government withers, corruption thri...

NATO WITHOUT AMERICA: EUROPE "THINKS THE UNTHINKABLE" / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Nato without America: Europe ‘thinks the unthinkable’ After the stand-off over Greenland, European leaders are having to consider what would...

HAMAS`S BOASTING INDICTS THE WEST / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Hamas’s Boasting Indicts the West Unlike Hitler and Stalin, today’s mass murderers can expect our elites to cheer their atrocities. By Gary ...

THE AUTHORITARIAN ILLUSION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Authoritarian Illusion The debate and uncertainty that are intrinsic to democracies have started to look like weaknesses alongside the o...

CAN EMERGING MARKETS` STELLAR RUN CONTINUE? / THE ECONOMIST

Can emerging markets’ stellar run continue? There is a lot more going for them than “sell America”           Illustration: Satoshi Kambayash...

CAN ANYTHING HALT LATIN AMERICA`S LURCH TO THE RIGHT? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Can anything halt Latin America’s lurch to the right? The Venezuela incursion might have strengthened populist candidates promising law and ...