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Journalism exists to describe the world as it is, not as the powerful would like. The Chinese regime apparently feels differently.
So-called authentic leadership was once seen as good and moral. But leaders are increasingly ‘signalling’ their messages in ways that can be highly polarising.
A West Point professor of Russian politics and foreign policy looks at the future of Russia without Putin.
It’s hard to overestimate the role Henry Kissinger played in Chile. A former Chilean diplomat describes the mark that the powerful statesman made in his country and elsewhere in the Global South.
Argentina has convicted more people for its dictatorship-era crimes than Uruguay has.
Several films have portrayed violence and fear under Argentina’s most recent dictatorship, but the Oscar-nominated ‘Argentina, 1985’ is the first to explore the trial that brought junta leaders to justice.
Some tourist destinations are very good at distracting from their questionable approach to civil liberties.





