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‘What People Want Are Results’: Frida Ghitis on South America’s Pragmatic Turn

Frida Ghitis Friday, Oct. 16, 2020

This week on Trend Lines, WPR columnist Frida Ghitis joins Judah Grunstein to discuss the changes the past two decades have brought to South America, its dramatic reversal of fortune since 2013, and where that leaves the region today as it faces long-standing challenges exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Africa Watch

Nigeria’s Police Brutality Protests Are Its Biggest Demonstrations in Years

Andrew Green Friday, Oct. 16, 2020

Column

Can Another Shaky Truce in Libya Actually Hold?

Candace Rondeaux Friday, Oct. 16, 2020

In Belize, Corruption and COVID-19 Imperil the Ruling Party’s Reelection Hopes

Robert Looney Friday, Oct. 16, 2020

Q&A

By Limiting Entry for Refugees, Trump Has ‘Taken a Hammer to the Statue of Liberty’

The Editors Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020

At a Huge Military Parade, North Korea’s Kim Speaks Softly and Flaunts a Big Missile

Elliot Waldman Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020

In Depth

Higher Education Is in Trouble, and Not Just Because of the Coronavirus

Karin Fischer Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020

COVID-19 has exposed the dependence of American colleges and universities on international enrollments⎯just as the pandemic threatens to disrupt the pipeline of overseas students. But amid visa restrictions and rising U.S.-China tensions, experts warn that politics could prove to be just as virulent.

After India Revoked Its Autonomy, Kashmir Sees Repression and Militancy Rise

A WPR Contributor in Srinagar Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020

How U.S. Adversaries Are Using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions

Morgan Meaker Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020

Why Cooperation Is Still Possible in a More Militarized Space

Makena Young Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020

Lotteries Are Using the Pandemic to Expand Online, Raising Concerns

Jon Allsop, Raymond Joseph, Jeff Kelly Lowenstein Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020

Why the Pandemic Has Revived Hard-Nosed Realism

Nikolas Gvosdev Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020

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Higher Education Is in Trouble, and Not Just Because of the Coronavirus

Karin Fischer Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020

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How the U.S. Presidential Election Looms Over Trans-Atlantic Trade Ties

Kimberly Ann Elliott Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020

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In the Aftermath of Brexit, What Can ‘Global Britain’ Be?

Ben Judah, Georgina Wright Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020

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Can Another Shaky Truce in Libya Actually Hold?

Candace Rondeaux Friday, Oct. 16, 2020

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At a Huge Military Parade, North Korea’s Kim Speaks Softly and Flaunts a Big Missile

Elliot Waldman Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020

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‘What People Want Are Results’: Frida Ghitis on South America’s Pragmatic Turn

Frida Ghitis Friday, Oct. 16, 2020

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Nigeria’s Police Brutality Protests Are Its Biggest Demonstrations in Years

Andrew Green Friday, Oct. 16, 2020

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