by Stuart Grudgings | 18 May 2017 | Americas, Nationalism
The presidential candidacy of an outspoken populist in Brazil is a sign that Latin America’s biggest nation is still struggling with corruption and poverty. Brazilian congressman Jair Bolsonaro with soldiers and cadets during a ceremony commemorating Army Day,...
by Stuart Grudgings | 1 May 2017 | Asia, North Korea, Politics, United States
North Korea is the world’s most dangerous flash point. If the U.S. faces an existential threat, will Donald Trump reach for military options? North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump (L) during the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi,...