Politics – Strangers Guide

Russia

A New Love of Stalin

Over the past decade, public approval of Russia's famous dictator has grown.

by Stranger's Guide

In an interview he gave to American filmmaker Oliver Stone, broadcast last year, Russian President Vladimir...

Germany

“It’s the day before the German election, and Stefan Liebich, a member of the Bundestag for...”

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Iran

“After the rally ended, a large crowd mingled outside, reluctant to call it a day. A...”

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India

In India’s 2014 election, then-candidate Narendra Modi campaigned at dozens of rallies simultaneously by appearing as a 3‑D holographic image. He won the election...

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Ukraine

Paul Manafort’s now-infamous work as a political consultant for Ukrainian politician Viktor Yanukovych included bringing a slew of American-style campaign tactics to Yanukovych’s Party of...

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China

“That laws of history tell us that only when the old is gone can the new...”

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United States

“In 1800 Abigail Adams lamented that the contest between her husband John and Thomas Jefferson that...”

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Citizens of Burkina Faso in West Africa had their first-ever free and fair elections just three years ago. The New York Times reported that people poured...

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India

In the Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh, the northeastern-most state of India, election pollsters have to walk between 6 and 28 miles...

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Hong Kong

September 2014: Tens of thousands of pro-democracy and pro-China protestors clashed on the streets of Hong Kong. The culmination of a week of tension...

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Philippines

José Rizal was a prolific Filipino author, poet and playwright who advocated political reform during Spanish rule in the late 1800s. His writings were...

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Eritrea

Off the Grid in Eritrea

As Eritrea improves relations with its neighbors, one writer in exile reflects on the country of his birth

by Abraham T. Zere

Amid news of Eritrea’s rapprochement with its neighboring Ethiopia after 20 years of deadlock and the...

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