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The unreal has become reality in Nicaragua

The unreal has become reality in Nicaragua

Daniel Ortega, a hermit tyrant, is ordering the arrests of political rivals and leading his country down a path that gets darker and darker.

Daniel Ortega: from revolutionary to absolute overlord

Daniel Ortega: from revolutionary to absolute overlord

The 17-year Nicaraguan president is now jailing his election opposition and rivals, many of them fellow ex-Sandinistas, now in their 70s.

Lumumba’s tooth and other remnants of 1960s idealism

Lumumba’s tooth and other remnants of 1960s idealism

The Congolese prime minister with a tragically brief tenure lives on as a secular saint, much like his contemporaries JFK and Che.

A favored phrase in diplomacy rings hollow

A favored phrase in diplomacy rings hollow

The United States and our allies tout the ‘rules-based international order’ — but who’s making the rules?

Trending Globally: Will US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Mark the ‘Ebbing of an Imperial Tide’?

Trending Globally: Will US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Mark the ‘Ebbing of an Imperial Tide’?

The Watson Institute talks to @stephenkinzer about US foreign policy and the withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.