In April, Portugal was supposed to celebrate its 50-year anniversary of democracy, leadership, and stability since the Carnation Revolution, which overthrew the right-wing dictatorship that had led the country for decades. However, in March, just one month before this great milestone in the country’s history, it is facing political turmoil and democratic decay. Populist right-wing […]
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António Guterres: Profile of the Next U.N. Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres, the U.N. Secretary General starting in 2017. Think applying for jobs right out of college is challenging? Try applying to lead the world’s 7 billion people into the future. Over the past year, the U.N. held an election to fill the coveted title of Secretary-General since Ban Ki-Moon is terming out in December. […]
The Remarkable Rise of Mozambique
Since the 1990s, Africa has emerged as a region defined by rapid political and economic transformation. By establishing accountable, democratic governments and instituting new economic policies with limited barriers to trade and foreign investment, many of these emerging African nations are showing signs of profound growth and improvement in their standard of living. These developments […]