Moldova’s Prime Minister, Vlad Filat, stopped by Washington on Thursday to sign an agreement with the State Department’s Millennium Challenge Corporation. Under the $262 million “poverty reduction grant,” Moldova will receive funding for a variety of transportation, agriculture, and irrigation … Continue reading →

With elections slated for May 30th, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s second term in office is fast drawing to a close. Elected in 2002, he has served the last eight years with distinction.  Even the ever-reserved Economist summed up his two … Continue reading →

Gordon Brown just can’t catch a break. Just months away from a general election, the British prime minister has been forced to deal with yet another intra-party challenge to his leadership — this time by two former ministers, Patricia Hewitt … Continue reading →

Human rights activists and the international community as a whole often consider the ultimate goal of their work in a certain area to be the eventual diffusion of rights protections, peace or development to other countries in the region. Knowing … Continue reading →

As we reflect on the past decade in the United States, one cannot help but feel a certain nostalgia—albeit a somewhat misplaced one—for the more benign days of the late 20th century, when Monica Lewinsky and O.J. Simpson devoured hours … Continue reading →