The purge of the defense ministers is almost certainly a sign that Xi is increasing his control over the officer corps. It's not hard to figure out what comes next.
This Fourth of July, if you want to hear the story of America, I suggest turning off the TV and tuning out the shouting. Listen to Americans, especially the youngest of us, and you'll hear a very different story.
With few exceptions, your birthdate now determines whether you will be part of a permanent class of debt-dependent renters or financially independent owners.
On July 4, 1798, the United States Senate passed a sedition law that made it illegal to criticize the Federalist administration or their allies in Congress.
Kurdish and Assyrian villagers fear mortars and constant gunfire, and many report that they have been warned by Turkish soldiers to evacuate their homes within 24 hours or face forced removal and bombardment by the Turkish army.
If Macron thought dissolving the French National Assembly immediately after the EU elections and daring French voters to bring the far-right into power would scare them straight, it backfired in spectacular fashion.