1. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan in Kyoto, November 5, 2010 (AP)

    Japan’s New Leader Signals Conservative Approach

    Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is a fiscal conservative who promised to fully restore Japan’s alliance with the United States.

  1. Prime Minister Silvo Berlusconi of Italy and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany during a NATO summit, April 4, 2009

    Transatlantic Effort to Impose Fiscal Restraint

    American and European conservatives push for balanced budget amendments, hoping to force their governments to cut spending.

  1. Spanish People's Party leader Mariano Rajoy in parliament, July 27, 2011

    Spanish Conservatives Prepare for Government

    Spaniards will probably elect a conservative government this November but the main opposition party has few specific economic plans.

  1. Red rose

    European Social Democrats in Crisis

    The crisis was supposed to herald the demise of global capitalism. Yet across Europe, the left has been losing elections.

  1. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey in Istanbul, June 11, 2011

    Turkish Ruling Party Expects Election Win

    Despite secular fears about his religious agenda, Prime Minister Erdoğan could count on another landslide victory this Sunday.