by Bernd Debusmann | 12 Feb 2019 | Americas, Decoders, Future of Democracy
Venezuela’s collapse predates Maduro and Chavez. Venezuela is afflicted by the “paradox of plenty” — oil abundance has impoverished the nation. A Venezuelan protester against President Nicolas Maduro and in favor of Juan Guaidó, Buenos Aires,...
by Bernd Debusmann | 24 Jan 2019 | Terrorism
Fewer people are being killed by terrorism. But more countries are being hit, and more and more people consider violence against civilians justifiable. Roses on a sports shoe, next to a trail of blood, outside a music club in Paris, France, where 90 people were killed...
by Bernd Debusmann | 31 Oct 2018 | Donald Trump, Human Rights, Islam, Middle East
The killing of Jamal Khashoggi adds to Saudi Arabia’s grim human rights record. But don’t expect America to sacrifice arms deals. Human rights activists protest against the death of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, 9 October 2018 (AP...
by Bernd Debusmann | 17 Sep 2018 | Donald Trump, Human Rights
The International Criminal Court was meant to help rid the world of war crimes. But impunity still reigns. And the U.S. now wants the ICC to die. U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton, who has criticized the ICC, Washington, DC, 10 September 2018 (AP Photo/Andrew...
by Bernd Debusmann | 23 Aug 2018 | Americas, Donald Trump, Fake News, United States
The U.S. is not the only country where conspiracy theories abound. But it’s alone in having a president on friendly terms with a conspiracy theorist. A man holding a Q sign waits to enter a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre,...