
The suspicious deaths of Cuban dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero, as well as the opposing accounts by witnesses and Cuba's government, mean only one thing: someone is not telling the truth.

A new initiative by the BRICS coalition of emerging countries, intended to establish a new development bank, will rival traditional development groups such as the IMF and World Bank and may shift the balance of power of the world's economy.

Power has become more fleeting and transient, with a number of different kinds of constraints limiting the abilities of those in power, whether countries, corporations, churches, or armies.

The direction of Sino-Venezuelan ties remains unknown following Chavez' death.

With the passing of Chavez, the country's leaders must find new scapegoats and excuses for why the standard of living and situation in Venezuela has declined.

China’s business and trade links to Venezuela play a far more prominent role in shaping and defining the bilateral relationship than political or diplomatic ties.

Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez left behind an economy in shambles, which is likely to be the focus of the upcoming election.

President Hugo Chavez leaves behind a country in dire economic straits.

The passing of Hugo Chavez leaves Venezuela in a state of uncertainty and instability, and the implications of a new government may have great implications for the region as well as the United States.

Hugo Chávez shattered Venezuela’s peaceful coexistence with poverty, but leaves behind a weaker democracy, an economy in shambles, a fiercely polarized society, and high crime and murder rates.