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As the race for the White House and control over Congress is tightening up week after week, what is already clear is that Americans are voting in an era of very low trust in institutions and in political figures. 63% of adult citizens…

Erano passate soltanto poche settimane da quei drammatici giorni a cavallo tra gennaio e febbraio del 1979, quando la fuga dello scià Muhammad Reza Pahlavi e il trionfale rientro in patria dell’ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini avevano spianato…

A metà marzo il presidente russo Vladimir Putin si appresta, all’età di 71 anni, a stravincere il suo quinto mandato complessivo (i primi due quadriennali e gli ultimi due sessennali), fino al 2030. L’esecuzione – perché di questo si è…

Imagine a country that sits on the world’s fourth-largest territory, safely tucked away from the threat of invasion, and endowed with abundant natural resources, a somewhat predictable climate, and a comfortably spread-out population of…

On January 13, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secured an unprecedented consecutive third term in office – the first since the introduction of direct presidential elections in 1996. Former Vice-President William Lai Ching-te…