Who else is facing serious fallout from the ‘Panama Papers’?
Even if most people can’t exactly summon outrage over the revelations, might they still lead to change? After all the fuss, is anyone likely to get hurt?
Foreign Concept
Foreign Concept provides international affairs coverage by Mark Porubcansky, a foreign correspondent and editor for 30 years, who, until recently, served as foreign editor of the Los Angeles Times.
War criminal Radovan Karadzic shows what happens when you give in to the politics of fear
From time to time, foreign correspondents will find themselves writing about someone they loathe. For me, Radovan Karadzic was that guy.
Why Belgium? Why now?
Belgium has long been recognized as a weak link in Europe’s effort to crack down on jihadi networks.
Yes, Cuba is going to change. No, it’s not going to be pretty
A decrepit state-run economy is rarely dismantled without a lot of dislocation, corruption and unhappiness.
Why the two-state solution is dead. And why it may rise again.
The current situation could be politically perilous for Israel, which some believe could lead it right back to a two-state solution.
Four questions Hillary Clinton needs to answer about Libya (that have nothing to do with Benghazi)
Clinton’s judgement about Libya illustrates the uncertainties and conflicting pressures any U.S. leader faces in a time of crisis — and the consequences of getting it wrong.
Would Britain actually vote to leave the European Union?
Four months ahead of the referendum, UK voters are closely divided over whether to leave the EU.
‘Like the final act of a horror film’: How the rest of the world sees the U.S. presidential campaign
Just as it has back home, the prospect of Trump gaining the White House has gotten a huge amount of attention in Europe.
Is Putin’s system finally starting to decay?
The question is whether Putin can squeeze enough benefit out of his international moves to offset the rot in his own back yard.
The ‘indispensable European’ may be dispensable after all
Due to the refugee crisis, there now is open talk in Germany – and throughout Europe – about whether Angela Merkel can survive politically.
Presidential election gives U.S. a chance to radically reconsider its approach to foreign policy
It’s a theoretical argument, but it has real consequences.
Next month’s Iranian elections will tell us a lot about the future of the country
While Iran’s not exactly a democracy, its politics are diverse and free-wheeling.
Yes, Sean Penn was being a journalist when he interviewed El Chapo — a terrible one
Penn, who allowed Guzmán to read the interview before it was published, never challenged one of the world’s most wanted men to answer for the lives he has destroyed.
How do you solve a problem like North Korea?
The approaches that work elsewhere haven’t worked with North Korea. And there are few alternatives.
Saudi Arabia’s decision to kill a Shiite cleric wasn’t only about Iran
The execution of 47 prisoners — including that of Shiite cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr — was aimed as much at Sunni Muslims inside Saudi Arabia as Shiite Iran.
Seven good things that happened around the world in 2015
Yes, there has been some good news in 2015. Plenty of it, actually.
There are reasons to be (somewhat) optimistic about the global climate agreement
It’s a major achievement to forge a consensus of every government in the world on anything.
Are we seeing a rightward shift in South American politics?
At minimum, a significant number of South Americans are pausing to reconsider the road they’ve been on for years.
Why India is the key player in the Paris climate talks
India is subject to all the crosscurrents that make the issue so difficult for the Paris negotiating teams, and their bosses back home.
Why the threat of terrorism will get worse before it gets better
While the Islamic State is likely to be diminished in the long run, it will take more than just arms. In the meantime, more innocent people will die.
