Political Systems

"Why are there no libertarian countries?" In a much-discussed essay for Salon magazine, Michael Lind asks: "If libertarians are correct in claiming that they understand how best to organize a modern society, how is it that not a single country in the...

* Hailed as one of greatest books on civil war * Original copies destroyed in Nazi bombing * Buckley was friend of Hemingway and Capa By Angus MacSwan LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - When Henry Buckley crossed the Pyrenees in 1939 with the remnants of the...

* Left party opts for old-school socialism for Sept. 22 vote * Social Democrats rule out forming coalition with Left * Left party working to heal splits but has lost ground By Alexandra Hudson DRESDEN, June 16 (Reuters) - Germany's Left party set an...

Insight into police work Thanks to the Winter Park Police Department for all the work that went into organizing the Citizens' Police Academy that will end this week. For those of us who attended, it was a valuable experience, taught by obviously...

"Why are there no libertarian countries?" In a much-discussed essay for Salon magazine, Michael Lind asks: "If libertarians are correct in claiming that they understand how best to organize a modern society, how is it that not a single country in the...

BEIJING -- Officially, the Chinese government has nothing at all to say about Edward Snowden. But unofficially, it is only too happy to dump on the United States. After days of silence, state media have let loose with a barrage of criticism concerning...

BEIJING — Officially, the Chinese government has nothing to say about Edward Snowden. But unofficially, its representatives are only too happy to dump on the United States. Chinese state media have let loose with a barrage of criticism of the...

(Repeating story from Wednesday with no changes to text) * Turkish prime minister was feted during the Arab Spring * But some Arabs disappointed by his crackdown * His fate may now be linked to that of Arab Islamists By Alastair Macdonald and Tarek...

CAIRO/ TUNIS (Reuters) - Two years ago, Tayyip Erdogan was mobbed by adoring crowds in Arab capitals and Turkey seemed set to expand its trade and influence across the region on the back of his support for the upstart democrats of the Arab Spring. Today,...

What's the problem in Turkey? I'll start the discussion with one word, one name, actually. Erdogan. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffers from the same malady all powerful people have. We can clearly see it in President Obama in his second term....

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras faced down a political revolt on Wednesday from partners in his ruling coalition after his government abruptly switched the state broadcaster off the air in the middle of the night. Screens went...

* Constitutional changes have angered EU * EU, Council of Europe to issue critical reports in June * Hungarian PM denies undemocratic behaviour * Brussels has few options to force Orban to back down By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, June 12 (Reuters) -...