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Will Xi become China's Gorbachev? 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Lede: New President Xi Jinping wants to reform China's economy while keeping the Communist party's iron grip on power. But the trial of disgraced party boss Bo Xilai shows how difficult this will be....
Latin America's Left Gets Cozy 24 Aug 2013 | 06:12 am
Lede: Venezuela's membership of the trading bloc MERCOSUR is a big step towards Latin American economic unification, as countries governed by the hard and moderate left are starting to overcome thei....
Why Article 10 Matters 22 Aug 2013 | 11:34 pm
Lede: Has Britain violated press freedom by detaining David Miranda at Heathrow Airport? Yesterday the Council of Europe sent a letter to the U.K. government requesting information on the incident. ....
Bangladesh: A State-Run Attack on Democracy 22 Aug 2013 | 01:22 am
Lede: The Awami League (AL) regime strikes again: On May 5 and 6, in response to a peaceful gathering of a popular coalition group – Hefazot-E-Islam – security forces used lethal force resulting in ....
Austerity Fatigue in the Netherlands 16 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
Lede: The Netherlands has been a fierce champion of austerity in the Euro zone's current crisis. But as the government plans a further round of cuts, more Dutch are starting to question a policy tha....
Tunisia: Political Crisis and Transition Priorities 13 Aug 2013 | 12:27 am
Lede: Human rights have been a victim of Tunisia's transition to democracy. In order to solve the current political crisis and prevent a return to authoritarian rule, sweeping reforms of the judicia....
Nicolás Maduro’s First 100 Days 10 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
Lede: Nicolás Maduro has embarked on the first 100 days of his presidency of Venezuela. However, plagued by his opponent's, Henrique Capriles Radonski, refusal to concede among other obstacles, Madu....
What the NSA Can Learn From Sweden 9 Aug 2013 | 09:31 pm
Lede: Unlike the U.S., Sweden has placed strict limits on its digital surveillance operations. Driven by a national ethos of privacy, Stockholm tries to minimize its bulk-collection haystack and has....
WPJ Live: Greg Lindsay and Kavitha Rajagopalan 9 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm
Lede: WPJ's Johana Bhuiyan spoke to World Policy Institute fellows, Greg Lindsay and Kavitha Rajagopalan about their new joint venture: The Emergent Cities Project in a Google+ Hangout on Air. WPJ ....
The Struggle For Women's Rights in Morocco: An Interview with Fedwa Misk 8 Aug 2013 | 10:23 pm
Lede: The founder of the women's webzine "Quandisha", Fedwa Misk, talks with World Policy Journal about the situation of women in Morocco. She argues that the Arab Spring hasn't ended gender discrim....
