The statistics look promising, but is El Salvador really safer?
Reflections on the country’s new security plan six months on.
Give me stability or give me death
China’s aversion to social unrest and prospects for political reform.
As Germany marks Berlin Wall anniversary, east-west split still divides new generation
30 years after the fall of the Wall, Germans born in 1989 reflect on why right-wing populism is ascendant in the east.
In El Salvador, corn harvest brings together families split by migration
A majority of Central American migrants come from rural communities, where their presence is missed during annual traditions.
AfD lays claim to East German identity
On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany’s populist far-right party promises disaffected voters in the east a new ‘Peaceful Revolution.’
Lebanon in uncharted territory
It’s far from clear how the government can square the need for economic austerity with protesters’ steadily mounting demands.
Present at the creation: William Eddy and the US-Saudi alliance
In a remote cemetery in Lebanon, the grave of the man who forged one of the 20th century's central relationships prompts questions about its limits.
BLOG: US State Department downgrades travel alert for El Salvador
Although homicides have decreased, the timing remains suspicious.
BLOG: A center-right victory provides little clarity for Austria’s future government
Sebastian Kurz’s People’s Party made significant gains in Sunday’s snap elections, but a renewed coalition with the far-right Freedom Party seems unlikely.
The Atlantic: Emily Schultheis on Austria’s unsinkable FPÖ
Scandals have certainly weakened the FPÖ, but it's not going away.