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One Rio, Two Brazils
Brazil has always been a country of contradictions. Perhaps no place is more indicative of this than Rio de Janeiro, a city where the...
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Oct 22, 20135 min read


Putin’s Cold War Vision of Russia
The recent escalation in unjust imprisonments and brutally conservative policy has charged up opponents of the Kremlin. Alexei Navalny, a...
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Sep 4, 20135 min read


Is a Coup Ever a Good Thing?
Confused by the events in Egypt? This is not altogether a bad thing. Confusion is a symptom of the acceptance of nuance. It’s taken...
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Jul 12, 20133 min read


India: Exception to Textbook Model of Democracy
I lived in India for all of my life and I still don’t understand the political climate of my country. Sure it’s a democracy–but how is it...
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Sep 17, 20123 min read
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