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Travel boost, Europe 2017: A curated list from Summit Global Education, with recommended resources to watch (read or listen to) before, during, or after your upcoming trip to Europe
A collection of resources about Latin America, examining key policies, economic development trends, and pressing social issues. This compilation focuses on governance, trade, inequality, and sustainable development, providing insights for students, researchers, and policymakers interested in the region's dynamic landscape.
a collection of articles and videos to help travelers to better understand Rome and The Vatican
The Balkans, or the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographic area in Eastern and Southeastern Europe with various and disputed borders. The region takes its name ...
a collection of articles and videos to help travelers to better understand Northern Italy
A collection of resources about borders around the world, exploring their historical, political, and cultural significance. Key themes include border formation, disputes, migration patterns, and the impact of globalization on territorial integrity. Ideal for educators and researchers seeking to understand contemporary border issues.
a look at the history, geography, politics, business and more. Travel boost: A curated list from Summit Global Education, with recommended resources to watch (read or listen to) before, during, or after your upcoming trip to Europe
A collection of resources about Central Asia, focusing on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Explore themes of geography, culture, history, and socio-economic development to gain a comprehensive understanding of this diverse region's challenges and opportunities.
England, Britain and United Kingdom (UK) - history, geography, culture
a collection of articles and videos about Ireland and UK border issue - Brexit (UK vote to leave the European Union)
A collection of articles about India and China
a collection of articles about European Science and Space Exploration
a collection of articles and videos about Italy and the European Union
A collection of articles and videos looking at the USA, Trade, Protectionism and Political Division
a collection about Russia and the World Cup, 2018
A collection of articles and videos looking at politics and political theory
A collection of articles and videos looking at the hyper- polarization (Left and Right) in US politics and culture
A collection of articles and videos looking at Venezuela
USA history - Race, Racism, Slavery and Inequality
a collection of articles, papers and videos looking at NATO and European Defence
A collection of articles and videos looking at geopolitics
Israel and Regional Cooperation, Trade
a collection of articles and videos about Saudi Arabia, Oil, Energy and OPEC
Scotland and Brexit (UK vote to leave the European Union)
Policy issues in the European Union - energy, climate, global warming
A collection of resources about Competitiveness and the European Union, this compilation examines the multifaceted relationship between EU policies and economic performance. It explores critical themes such as the dynamics of growth within member states, the role of innovation policy in fostering competitive advantages, and the challenges posed ...
A collection of resources about policy issues in the European Union, focusing on social welfare, retirement, and work-related challenges. This compilation offers a comprehensive overview of the key themes influencing EU policy, including the impact of demographic changes on social security systems, the balance between labor market flexibility an...
A collection of articles about India and elections
Chile - politics, history
A collection of articles and videos about Brazil and it's geography

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Article

The European Onion, Charlemagne, The Economist

How to make Europe work better, without the tears. The European Onion is a joke whose time has come (2026)


Article

Why did Brexit happen? The polycrisis theory of Brexit

An unfashionable view of why the divorce happened | Britain (2025)


Article

Germany and Immigration. Ten years later, “Wir schaffen das” has proved a pyrrhic victory

The providential folly of Angela Merkel’s migration policy | Europe (2025)


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Javier Milei: “My contempt for the state is infinite”

Argentina’s president is idolised by the Trumpian right. They should get to know him better | Leaders (2024)


Article

The division of Cyprus looks indefinite

Cyprus. Fifty years of division. There seems no prospect for the reunification of the island, half a century after turkey invaded the north. The i... (2024)


Article

Latin America’s new hard right: Bukele, Milei, Kast and Bolsonaro

Crime, abortion and socialism, not immigration, are the issues that rile them | The Americas (2024)


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Democracy in Latin America. Chile’s crisis is not over yet

Political tumult is now the norm in the country | The Americas (2024)


Article

Oil in Brazil. The perils of Petrobras

Why Lula keeps meddling with Latin America’s top oil company. His worst instincts are undermining the national oil company’s hard-won gains | The A... (2024)


Article

“National conservatives” are forging a global front against liberalism

Nationalist of the world, unite! The alliance may be incoherent, but that does not make it harmless | Briefing (2024)


Article

A MAGA court in New Orleans is shaping the Supreme Court’s agenda 

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals makes SCOTUS look moderate by comparison, and is shaping its agenda | United States (2023)


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Populism and democracy; A fresh wave of hard-right populism is stalking Europe

The real threat from Europe’s hard right. Europe is facing a new wave of right wing populism. Centrists need a new plan. In Germany, the AfD are ... (2023)


Article

Argentina’s upcoming election; Annual inflation of 114% is pushing Argentina to the right

Patricia Bullrich and Javier Milei are rising in the polls for this year’s presidential election | The Americas The annual inflation rate, of 11... (2023)


Article

Scottish politics; Scotland has been on a ten-year holiday from reality

Populism can unravel quickly. But its effects are long-lasting. The collapse of this Scottish National Party holds lessons for populists everywhere... (2023)


Article

Europe can’t decide how to unplug from China

We calculate the continent’s exposure to China | International How should Europe handle China? The continent is trying to decide. After decades ... (2023)


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De-growth: Meet the lefty Europeans who want to shrink the economy

De-growers of the world, unite! | Europe Stop the economy, lefty Europeans want to get off. “Panels of citizens can advise what is wasteful ... (2023)


Article

Labour’s green industrial policy will not cure Britain’s economic ills | The Economist

Trying to fight climate change and raise growth risks doing neither well | Britain (2023)


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A spat over farming bodes ill for Ukraine’s future European prospects | The Economist

Have the limits of the EU’s support for its neighbour been reached? | Europe (2023)


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Why Israel is becoming a partisan cause in the United States | The Economist

It goes to the essence of the Jewish state, and of the American one | United States (2023)


Article

MST in Brazil: If You Don’t Use Your Land, These Marxists May Take It - The New York Times

The Landless Workers Movement organizes Brazil’s poor to take land from the rich. It is perhaps the largest — and most polarizing — social movement... (2023)


Article

The ticking bomb under Canada’s constitution | The Economist

The obscure-sounding “notwithstanding clause” is actually rather dangerous | The Americas (2022)


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Charter fights - Canada’s constitution is being trampled by populists | The Economist

The “notwithstanding clause” lets politicians nullify citizens’ rights. It needs to go | Leaders (2022)


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Why America’s clean-energy industry is stuck | The Economist

Blame in part its climate-friendly president | Business (2022)


Article

Democracy in India. Festive but fraying - The Economist

It is not just sectarianism that is ailing the body politic | Leaders India’s democracy is not as healthy as this month’s elections make it seem... (2022)


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Karl Popper on democracy - From the archives: the open society and its enemies revisited

In 1988 The Economist invited the philosopher Karl Popper to write an article on democracy. It appeared in the issue of April 23rd that year and ma... (2021)


Article

The European Union should not give up on enlargement | The Economist

If the EU wants to be a global power, it needs to be a local one first | Europe (2021)


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Why San Francisco’s city government is so dysfunctional | The Economist

Covid-19 has exposed many of the city’s old problems—and some new ones, too | United States (2021)


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Why the European Union is a less-than-jolly green giant | Charlemagne. The Economist

The EU is better placed than national governments to set green standards. This will hurt | Europe (2021)


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Two Caribbean islands wrestle with their colonial powers | The Economist

European citizenship makes the people of Martinique and Sint Maarten richer, but not content | The Americas (2021)


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Woke at Work: Why tech firms are trying to run away from politics—and failing | The Economist

As other firms become more political, some Silicon Valley companies are heading in the opposite direction | United States (2021)


Article

A presidential power grab - El Salvador’s parliament sacks the country’s top judges

President Nayib Bukele is proving even less of a democrat than his opponents feared | The Americas (2021)


Video

Can France Fix Its Debt Problem?

Faced with rising populism and legislative gridlock, efforts to shrink France’s famous social safety net have hit a wall. We explore what could be ... (2025)


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Switzerland, Norway and Iceland REFUSE to join the EU. Why?

Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland: three nations with deep European roots that remain outside the European Union, despite their geographical and cul... (2024)


Video

The movement to shrink Oregon and expand Idaho

In a state dominated by progressive politics, some residents in rural Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains want to move the border so that their co... (2023)


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France’s Pension Reforms: Why Is There So Much Opposition? | WSJ

French President Emmanuel Macron’s government invoked a special provision called Article 49 Thursday to push through a controversial pensions overh... (2023)


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Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution? (Short Animated Documentary)

Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution? (Short Animated Documentary) (2023)


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Why Didn't the Allies Get Rid of Franco After the Second World War? (Short Animated Documentary)

Given Franco's preferences during the Second World War (despite his official neutrality) along with his government's ideology, why didn't the allie... (2023)


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How Denmark took a hard line on Immigrants | Foreign Correspondent

‘What is Danish?’ asks comedian Ellie Jokar. Born in Iran, now a Dane, Ellie struggles to understand why her once friendly country has pulled up th... (2023)


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Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion

It’s easy to blame the other side. And for many Democrats, it’s obvious that Republicans are thwarting progress toward a more equal society.But wha... (2021)


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Scottish independence: could Britain break up? | The Economist

The union between the nations of the United Kingdom is looking increasingly fragile, thanks to Brexit. If Scotland were to break away from Britain ... (2021)


Video

Brexit III: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequences. Connect with Last Week... (2019)


Video

The 11 Nations Inside The USA

Welcome back to another video! Today we take a look at the 11 Nations which, according to Colin Woodard, the author of "American Nations", exist in... (2019)


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Why Brazilian Women Support Jair Bolsonaro - New York Times

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s newly elected president, is known for his offensive remarks about women, but his hard-line agenda on crime has spurred man... (2019)


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Why Ukraine is trapped in endless conflict - Vox

The ceasefire is completely ignored. Correction: In a previous version, the Russian Empire at 2:31 did not include Finland and northern Kazakhstan ... (2018)


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Why this far-right candidate won Brazil's election -- Vox

Jair Bolsonaro, a congressman who has praised Brazil’s past military dictatorship, has become the country's president. Subscribe to our channel! ht... (2018)


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The biggest corruption scandal in Latin America’s history - And possibly the whole world -- Vox

Vox Published on Oct 26, 2018 In 2014, the largest corruption scandal in Latin America’s history erupted in Brazil. It involved bribes between ... (2018)


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Brazil's Evangelical Far Right Could Elect The Country's Next President (HBO) - Vice News

Brazil’s supreme court ruled Wednesday that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has to start serving a 12-year prison sentence immediately, ... (2018)


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Why Brazil Might Elect An Ultra-Right Wing President (HBO) - Vice News

RIO DE JANEIRO — On a recent Sunday morning, a few hundred shirtless men wearing camo pants tucked into army boots got together to run in formation... (2018)


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Brazilian Elections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - 2018

Brazil is about to elect a new president during a turbulent period of political corruption and economic uncertainty. John Oliver urges the people o... (2018)


Video

Geopolitics of Turkey in Asia

Support CaspianReport on Patreon (2018)


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Turkey's Geographic Challenge

Stratfor examines how Turkey is attempting to expand its core into the eastern part of the country and how this affects the region. About Stratfor:... (2018)


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The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history - Vox

Vox Published on Jan 20, 2016 The conflict is really only 100 years old. (2018)


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The 32-year-old prince who’s shaking up Saudi Arabia - Vox

Vox Published on Jan 23, 2018 This young prince is transforming Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Listen to this episode of Worldly – Vox's we... (2018)


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Italian Election: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Italy is in the throes of a turbulent race to elect a new prime minister. John Oliver discusses the colorful contenders and introduces an equally r... (2018)


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Statehood: It's Complicated | The Great American* Puerto Rico Part 8

Puerto Rico's current relationship to the United States is as complicated as its past relationship with the United States. Produced by Paul Myers w... (2018)


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Poland's Geographic Challenge | Stratfor

STRATFORvideo Published on Jan 23, 2015 Stratfor examines Poland's difficult geographic position between Russia and the West. About Stratfor... (2018)


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Germany's Geographic Challenge STRATFORvideo

YouTube, 2013: Stratfor examines Germany's need to maintain territorial unity inside the country and preserve a balance of power across Europe. ... (2017)


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Nationalism vs Globalism: the new political divide | Yuval Noah Harari - TED Talks

TED Published on Feb 21, 2017 How do we make sense of today's political divisions? In a wide-ranging conversation full of insight, historian Yu... (2017)


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Brexit proves that breaking up is hard to do (Nov 2018) -- PBS NewsHour

Theresa May's cabinet has approved a deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union on terms for Brexit. But the process of gathering conse... (2018)


Podcast

Facebook And Twitter Remove Russia-Backed Accounts Targeting Left-Leaning Voters

Researchers say one of the operation's goals was to steer left-leaning voters away from the Biden-Harris campaign ahead of the November election. (2020)


Podcast

Part 5: Can Liberal Democracy Survive in Europe? - The New York Times - 2019

In the final chapter of our series, we find that many who are rejecting the political system and values that underpin the European Union feel the s... (2019)


Podcast

Part 4: Poland’s Culture Wars - The New York Times - 2019

The nationalist governing party says it’s in favor of democracy — just not the kind represented by the European Union. We look at how it is reshapi... (2019)


Podcast

Part 3: ‘Italy First’ - The New York Times - 2019

As we followed a populist politician on the campaign trail in Tuscany, some voters spoke of a national crisis of identity that is pulling them towa... (2019)


Podcast

Part 2: The French Rebellion - The New York Times - 2019

Next in our series “The Battle for Europe,” we meet a group of Yellow Vest protesters in France. They say their living standards have been in decli... (2019)


Podcast

Part 1: The Battle for Europe - The New York Times

Nationalist movements are taking root across the Continent. In a five-part series, we ask: Can the European Union survive? (2019)


Podcast

Exploring Why So Many Americans Don't Vote || NPR

On The Sidelines Of Democracy: In recent midterms, 4 in 10 eligible voters cast ballots. Nonvoters talk of apathy, disgust, barriers and other ... (2018)


Podcast

Madeleine Albright on fascism - The Economist asks

AMERICA'S first female secretary of state on how populism can slide into fascism, what Kim Jong Il and Vladimir Putin were like in person, and what... (2018)


Podcast

The threat to world trade (podcast) | The Economist on Spotify

Our cover this week warns against the damage that will be inflicted by America’s impending tariffs on steel and aluminium. For the first time in de... (2018)


Podcast

Social media's threat to democracy

The Economist, 2017: “Twitter, Facebook and Google were supposed to improve politics. Instead, from Russian meddling in America's election to polit... (2017)


Podcast

Europe's Direction in 2019 | Council on Foreign Relations

Matthias Matthijs joins Jim Lindsay to discuss Europe in 2019. (2019)


Podcast

Understanding Exclaves and Enclaves

Understanding Exclaves and Enclaves Normally, if a foreign country has you totally surrounded, that isn’t a good thing. However, in some parts o... (2021)


Podcast

506- Monumental Diplomacy - Namibia and North Korean art - 99% Invisible | Podcast on Spotify

In downtown Windhoek, Namibia -- at the intersection of Fidel Castro Street and Robert Mugabe Avenue -- there's an imposing gold building with an a... (2023)


Podcast

National Sword - 99% Invisible

Where does your recycling go? In most places in the U.S., you throw it in a bin, and then it gets carted off to be sorted and cleaned at a Material... (2019)


Book

Under A Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968

"A story of the human spirit as its most indomitable... one of the outstanding autobiographies of the century." San Francisco Chronicle "Once in a ... (2019)


Book

The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956

Drawing on his own incarceration and exile, as well as on evidence from more than 200 fellow prisoners and Soviet archives, Aleksandr I. Solzhenits... (2021)


Book

The Daughters of Yalta

"The story of the fascinating and fateful "daughter diplomacy" of Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, three glamorous young wom... (2023)


Book

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu

"The best explanation of the “institutional” school of economics. Why “inclusive institutions” promote growth and extractive ones don’t." - The Eco... (2018)


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