Politics & Government

Both the United Kingdom and Germany seem to have overcome the economic crisis as growth is picking up again in both countries, yet with some reservations in the German case as recent figures show. Although in the UK the economy is still…

Geopolitically and geoeconomically, the EU’s relations with Russia have been tense for many years. The gas wars between Kiev and Moscow have hit some Eastern European member states, jeopardizing Europe's energy security. The…

“Gertrude d’Arabia, la donna che ha inventato l’Iraq”. Questo il titolo di un recente articolo pubblicato da Clive Irving su The Daily Beast. Si tratta dell’ultimo di una lunga serie di pubblicazioni - giornalistiche e accademiche - che in…

2014 has seen a return of the prison debate in the US with new emphasis on issues ranging from racial disparity in the criminal justice system, to the ill effects of solitary confinement, as well as the death penalty, and the gray areas…

Nel 2013 il GEO Group, uno dei giganti mondiali delle carceri private con sede a Boca Raton, Florida, aveva quasi ottenuto che uno stadio fosse intitolato a proprio nome, quello della Florida Atlantic University. Una specie di fiore…