The perks of (not) being a red star: the investigations in Brazil and the future of its politics
Amid a severe political and economic crisis, with astronomic unemployment rates and the worst recession since 1990, the Brazilian politics faces a new turn...
Elections 2016: The End of the American Two-Party System?
With the Iowa caucuses over and the results from New Hampshire in, the 2016 elections are officially underway. The last decade in American politics...
The lost libertarian moment?
After the first ballot of caucus in Iowa and taking into account a very low popularity poll, against him, in New Hampshire, Rand Paul...
The last state of the union
In a heavily sentimental performance, Barack Obama addressed the last state of the union of his term. 2016 is going to be an election...
Putting Teeth into Peace: Making the JCPOA Legitimate
Since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed on July 14, 2015, a fierce debate has ensued within the United States. While...
Democratic debate: Pragmatism against idealism
The first Democratic debate was held the evening of October 13. The obvious winners, namely the candidates that prevailed and gained the impressions were...
The Republicans
First, there is the race for the nomination of leadership in the Republican Party, and second, there is the race for the US presidency....
Multiculturalism and peace studies
This special report seeks to examine how multicultural and peace education have been viewed in Brazilian and North American literature, as gleaned from both...
American views on Europe’s geopolitical clout
What have American politicians had to say about Europe, its role, significance or insignificance and its relationship with America? Naturally, the USA has had...
Baiting the Bear: U.S. Congressional Attitudes Keeping Russia the Enemy
America seems reluctant in accepting the fairly benign fact that countries do not like to be dictated to and thus misses opportunities for creating...