1. Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, February 15, 2005 (Peter Morgan)

    China’s Communist Party On Its Last Legs

    If the Chinese ruling party fails to open up and reform, it will lose legitimacy once the economy slows down.

  1. The former committee secretary of the Communist Party of China in Chongqing, Bo Xilai

    The Maoist Revival That Wasn’t

    The purge of a provincial Communist Party chief proves that China’s elite has no desire to relive the past.

  1. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses parliament in Ankara, March 6, 2012 (Reuters)

    The Problem With “Zero Problem Neighborhood”

    Turkey’s policy of befriending rivals and antagonizing allies is now perceived as liability rather than an asset.

  1. Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama observe an official arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC, March 14, 2012 (AP/Charles Dharapak)

    Cameron Struggles With “Responsibility to Protect”

    The British conservative leader said if there is a chance to “save lives,” he doesn’t need authorization from the UN.

  1. German Chancellor Merkel and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker during a European summit in Brussels, December 17, 2010 (Reuters/Francois Lenoir)

    The Long Shadow of German Ordoliberalism

    Germany’s strict focus on austerity and price stability is not the result of it historical experiences with hyperinflation.