A Road Trip to Iowa for the Caucuses
Suri Botuck and her husband, Jacob Botuck, brought five of their children to Iowa from St. Louis for an up-close look at the political process. Share full article The Botuck…
January 2024
Italy’s Democratic Party urges head to review EU election strategy
Democratic Party Secretary Elly Schlein has come under fire from within her own party for considering standing as the party’s lead candidate in all constituencies in the EU elections, with…
Portugal makes little progress in preventing corruption among MPs, judges
Portugal has made limited progress in preventing corruption among MPs, judges and prosecutors, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body GRECO wrote in a report released Monday. In its report published…
Is Spain’s recognition of Kosovo’s passports linked to Catalonia?
Spain’s recognition of Kosovo passports has revitalised the debate over Kosovo’s statehood and what this means for Catalonia, but the continued comparison of Kosovo with Catalonia is ill-suited from the…
Senate to Vote on Potential Freeze to Israel Aid as Democrats Question Conduct of War
A measure by Bernie Sanders would order a report on whether Israel had committed human rights violations. It stands little chance of passage but reflects some Democrats’ resistance to providing…
Haley’s Missed Opportunity: Iowa Slows Her Roll Into New Hampshire
A third-place finish didn’t deliver the boost Nikki Haley wanted as she tries to turn the race into a one-on-one with Donald Trump. Share full article Nikki Haley finished in…
Israel Unearths More of a Subterranean Fortress Under Gaza
The Israeli military has been surprised by the extent, depth and quality of the tunnel network beneath Gaza. Share full article The Israeli military escorted international journalists on a tour…
Poland’s defeated PiS are now playing the ‘martyr’ card
PiS party leader Jarosław Kaczyński and his supporters now claim g to be "defending" democracy and casting Dondald Tusk as a "dictator" (Photo: Piotr Drabik) Since the victory of Donald…
Slovakian government hints at justice reform concessions, sparking public resistance
While the government works on further controversial Criminal Code reforms, more and more people join the anti-government protests across the country, arguing that the reforms would eliminate the anti-corruption Special…
Government must stop violating laws, Duda tells Tusk
The government should stop violating the law on several issues, President Andrzej Duda told Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, commenting on the actions of…