World

WikiLeaks shows NATO’s role in Ukraine crisis

March 12, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

Is the Russian occupation of the Crimea a case of aggressive expansionism by Moscow or aimed at blocking a scheme by NATO to roll up to Russia's western border?

Congressional backing of Venezuela protests raises tough questions

March 12, 2014 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

With violent anti-government protests continuing since early February, the idea of Venezuelans "protesting peacefully" reflects media bias.

Left candidate wins in El Salvador elections

March 12, 2014 By Emile Schepers

The candidate of the left wing FMLN, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, appears to have won the Mar. 9 presidential runoff elections.

Intellectual property rights and the TPP

March 11, 2014 By John Case

Ever since Jefferson's time there has been a contest between two principal propositions on intellectual property (IP).

No quiet on the eastern front: “Stalingrad”

March 11, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield

Based loosely on Soviet author Vasily Grossman's novel, "Life and Fate," the film Stalingrad is a treatment of World War II's "bloodiest battle in human history."