Over the past few weeks I’ve written of change, in the United States and abroad. I’ve written of tarnished appearances, and put faith in...

Brazil has always been a country of contradictions. Perhaps no place is more indicative of this than Rio de Janeiro, a city where the...

Guerilla warfare has been a defining characteristic of modern Latin American history. The cult of the freedom fighter has been present...

On September 11 of this year, the American public awoke to news headlines about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s op-ed in the New York...

Editor’s note: Last week, BPR Online had the pleasure of publishing two pieces on the Catalan independence movement, written by guest...

Latin America has a tendency of looking back in history for political inspiration. Perhaps the most obvious current manifestation of this...

On September 22, a political dynasty fell. Following a highly publicized corruption trial, former Chinese politburo member Bo Xilai had...

Editor’s note: This week, BPR World is excited to feature two guest columnists weighing in on a pressing global issue — the persistence...

Li Keqiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China. “China’s economic growth is unsteady, unbalanced, uncoordinated, and...

The UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect...

Editor’s note: This week, BPR Global is excited to feature two guest columnists weighing in on a pressing global issue — the persistence...

Sometimes, thinking about policy in the European Union (EU) is the same as thinking about German political strategy. The line between the...

Last week, I wrote about the coming debt ceiling crisis and some of the effects that might play out on the global stage should such a...

American drones, special operations, and proxy soldiers have quietly but rapidly become commonplace in Africa in the past decade. As...

These days, most politicians have put the government shutdown and health care reform above immigration reform in their list of concerns....

China is no stranger to image problems. Maligned by the West since the rise of Mao Zedong, it has often found itself at the receiving end...

If the European Union does not want Turkey, then why should we want to be a part of the EU? Such was the refrain of the Roberts College...

Recent attempts by the Kremlin to smear its political antagonists and critics mark a return to a pre-perestroika use of the judicial...

The death of Lee Yong-nyeo, who was 87 years old when she passed away last month in South Korea, has renewed concerns that former comfort...

The night before Brazil’s September 7th Independence Day celebrations, Marcelo D2, one of the founding fathers of Brazilian rap and a...