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General Winter deploys his troops in Ukraine as Putin bides his time
The Russian leader can neither win the war militarily nor afford to lose it politically, instead he will wait until the moment suits him best to seek a negotiated solution
Brexit: Uncertainty, bitterness, rancor
Theresa May may yet suffer further defeats thanks to the shredding power of Brexit
Catalonia in the fall
It is hard to explain to faraway friends just how far the Catalan government has gone in its populist interpretation of a democracy without rules
Wretched of the earth
The Chinese Communist Party's "happy few" have become bilionaires of the capitalist elite
The ghost in the palace
Under fire at home, Hollande seeks solace in the vestiges of France’s international power
Angels and the Alligator
Berlusconi has finally met his Brutus; now he must finally face justice
Net-born revolts
Modern social protests mobilize the masses like never before. Efficacy of such grassroots movements is questionable
Devout democrats
The future of democracy in Pakistan is of great interest elsewhere, for reasons that have to do with security
Results of the revolution
Though much has changed since the Arab tsunami began, some observers are disinclined to admit its importance
The clicks of liberty
When Weibo was created, the Chinese government had all servers located in Beijing to facilitate immediate blocking of the networks
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