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The 1959 movie The Mouse That Roared offers a useful metaphor for understanding North Korea.
Myanmar faces a number of daunting reform challenges, but it also has a unique opportunity to use its natural advantages to build strong foundations for sustainable and inclusive growth.
Over the past year, as it became clear that the euro crisis would not be overcome without Berlin and Paris agreeing to huge rescue operations, the relationship between the leaders of France and Germany has grown increasingly important.
As Tunisia's Constituent Assembly continues to tackle technical constitutional issues, it must also respond to the country's growing impatience about the slow progress on legislative issues.
The opposition must navigate rifts caused by class divisions and political divisions between those in exile and those in Syria if they hope to tip the balance against a determined and resilient regime.
Emerging market demand was the main cause of the post-2005 increase in metal and energy prices. But, contrary to conventional wisdom, it did not play a key role in the parallel spike in food prices.
For those who like politics to be a substantive debate of real issues rather than noise and maneuvering, the French presidential election campaign has been a dull one indeed.
As most of Europe waits with bated breath for the outcome of the French presidential election, Ukrainians are entirely ignoring it.
Since General Charles de Gaulle, French politicians have promoted a stronger political union in Europe associated with robust European foreign and defense policy, what is known as “L’Europe de la defense”.
The French are searching for someone who is ready, willing, and able to tackle France’s myriad problems and restore the country to its former place in the heart of Europe.
Although Turkey is trying to avoid becoming even more entangled in the Syrian problem and is counting on the international community to find a solution, no such solution seems on the horizon.
China's rise has had very different consequences for its North Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors, in particular, making it difficult for Southeast Asia to break out of the middle income trap.
Turks are keeping a close eye on France’s presidential race, since the outcome of the upcoming election will steer the future direction of the Turkey-EU relationship.
The Obama administration now faces awkward choices about how to respond to North Korea's flouting of the United Nations resolution and the negotiating record of the February 29 agreement.
The voting results of the South Ossetian presidential election reflect the maturity of society in this republic.
March 2012 saw considerable electoral activity across Asia, from Myanmar’s by-election on April 1 to Timor-Leste’s ongoing presidential elections.
Coordinated policy and plain luck have propped up the eurozone, but have not decisively addressed the root cause of the euro crisis: diminished competitiveness in the periphery.
The ruling coalition in Indonesia should continue to cut fuel subsidies—but only if it uses the savings to increase social and infrastructure spending and undertakes serious anti-corruption reforms.
The Friends of Syria meeting held in Istanbul reinforced international commitment to political transition in Syria and granted further legitimacy to the Syrian National Council, but it has also left the council facing several major challenges.
As France struggles to remain internationally relevant in the face of the changing global constellation of forces, the French leadership should think about becoming more Europe-minded.