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Momentum for Hong Kong Democracy Movement Surges Following Election Landslide On Nov. 24, pro-democracy candidates won sweeping victories in elections for Hong Kongs District Council. Candidates supporting the citys democracy movementcommonly known as pan-de…

OPINION: Three principles which contributed to the success of the New Zealand mission in Bougainville no weapons, tkanga Mori, and the important role of women in the process all have strong roots in this country. A previous article concerning, among other t…

The Iranian people have regained access to the internet, but their frustrations are far from over. Tehran's internet shut down cost $1.5 billion and was part of a violent crackdown that cost 200 lives and counting. The protests began in November after the Ro…

MADRID, Spain —  The most important thing – indeed the only thing – you need to know about the U.N.’s latest climate circus, COP25, is that it was originally going to be staged in Santiago, Chile. Why is this fact so important? Because the reason COP25 is no…

A few days before Thanksgiving, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, David Schenker, spoke out forcefully in support of political and personal rights in Egypt. He told a room full of reporters at the State Department that the United…

In this episode of the "Intelligence Matters" podcast, host Michael Morell speaks with retired four-star U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, who also served as the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and was dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy…

There are very interesting parallels between political developments in Zimbabwe and in four South American countries, namely Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. In all these countries, there is political turbulence caused by austerity measures introduced …

PARIS: Of the many people who made history in 2019, some surprised themselves and the world by emerging from obscurity to make their mark, though one remains anonymous for the time being -- "The Whistleblower" behind the impeachment probe into US President Do…

Bolivia's former president, Evo Morales, speaks at the Mexican Journalists Club, in Mexico City, on Nov. 27. Claudio Cruz/AFP via Getty Images Raúl Peñaranda is a Bolivian journalist, former Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard University and author of a boo…

(CNN)"What's happening in Latin America?" That's the question I've been getting in recent weeks from those who may not necessarily be familiar with the region but have noticed a spike in headlines this year about Latin America and the turmoil that countries l…