Once again, a referendum has turned a country upside down.In June, British voters decided to take their country out of the European Union; now, a narrow majority of Colombians have rejected a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Colombians

I am an American, Moscow-born.

Over the last few years, Pope Francis has reinvigorated the Catholic Church’s core message with passionate criticism of unbridled capitalism and a new, more progressive worldview.In the United States primaries, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is doing much t

“Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl, but she doesn’t have a lot to say,” Paul McCartney sang nearly a half-century ago.Now, in her 90th year, Queen Elizabeth II suddenly seems determined to put the lie to that idea.At a spring garden party on the grounds of Buckingham Palace — the

One of the saddest ironies of this year’s commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union is that Hungary and Poland, always the most restless of the Soviet empire’s captured nations, are now led by men mimicking Russian President Vladimir Putin’s govern

When it comes to political entertainment, it does not get much better than presidential election season in the United States.Foreign observers follow the race to determine who is best equipped to lead the US — and, to some extent, the world — towards a more stable, secure and pro

Russian President Vladimir Putin has just vowed to “find and punish” those responsible for using a homemade bomb to bring down a Russian airliner over Egypt in October, killing 224 people.The timing of his announcement, just days after terrorists used suicide bombs and Kalashniko

Many historians and economists insist that we live in an age shaped by vast and impersonal forces. The actions and decisions of one man or woman, no matter how powerful, cannot determine the destiny of nations.This may be true much or most of the time.

Twenty-four years ago this month, Soviet hardliners, desperate to stop the country’s nascent democratic transition, arrested Mikhail Gorbachev and declared martial law.In response, millions of protesters poured into the streets of Moscow and towns across the Soviet Union.