Climate. Refugees. Crime. With an election looming next year, the prime minister and his party are turning to populist issues.
Tag: Politics and Government
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Johan Floderus, E.U. Official From Sweden, Is Imprisoned in Iran
The case of Johan Floderus, kept under wraps for more than a year, has become part of Iran’s “hostage diplomacy” as Tehran seeks concessions from the West.
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China to Its People: Spies Are Everywhere, Help Us Catch Them
As Beijing tries to enlist the “whole of society” to guard against foreign enemies, the line between vigilance and paranoia fades.
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Bill Richardson, Champion of Americans Held Overseas, Dies at 75
After serving in Congress and as governor of New Mexico, he practiced quasi-public diplomacy, working to secure the release of people he believed were being wrongfully detained.
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Are Armenians Being Ethnically Cleansed — Again?
Azerbaijan is blockading the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and people are dying.