Developments since the Arab uprisings have revealed sharp contradictions within the Tunisian state: though the country has historically promoted women’s rights, thousands of women and men have recently come forward to testify about gross human rights violations during 58 years… Continue Reading
The first Republican presidential debate of the 2016 election season will be held August 6 on Fox News. With a record 17 serious GOP candidates, the organizers of the first two debates (Fox News and CNN) have announced that participation… Continue Reading
Thousands of column inches and reams of (virtual) paper have been devoted to analyzing the merits or otherwise of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed on July 14 between Iran and the P5+1. Debate, both in the United… Continue Reading
Although the hemisphere is keen to insulate itself from Venezuela’s political and economic problems, the country constantly challenges regional capabilities in crisis management. The latest victim of the turmoil in Venezuela is the Brazilian government. The failed attempt by an… Continue Reading
Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as “El Chapo Guzman” and the head of the notorious Sinaloa cartel, easily escaped from a Mexican prison this week in what came as little surprise to law enforcement officials on either side of the border.… Continue Reading
Well, we have a deal. After nearly two years of talks — including multiple extensions and roller-coaster last-minute negotiations in Vienna — the United States and other major powers have reached an agreement with Iran on the latter’s nuclear… Continue Reading
The escape of Chapo Guzman, the most powerful drug trafficker in Mexico, was a humiliating setback for the administration of Enrique Peña Nieto. Guzman’s escape will force a government shift on extradition, embolden Mexico’s marines and may be a source for internal rifts… Continue Reading