A Perfect Storm: Democracy on the Defensive in Trump's America
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Coronavirus, economic collapse and now mass demonstrations for racial equality: The United States is facing a trio of deep crises․ Instead of offering leadership, President Donald Trump is exacerbating divisions and showing authoritarian tendencies․ With the presidential election still several months away, the country's health is at stake․

Poland Is Home to Over 100 "LGBT-Free" Communities
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Towns and cities in eastern Poland have been mobilizing against the LGBT+ community for some time․ The culture war is an indicator of just how divided the country has become․

Paul Rusesabagina: Did the “Hotel Rwanda” Hero Become a Terrorist?
#International #World #Rwanda #Africa #HumanRights

As the manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, Paul Rusesabagina saved more than a thousand people from genocide in Rwanda․ Now he’s on trial in the country on charges that he's a member of a terrorist organization․

In the Sinister Disneyland of Xinjiang: China's Ongoing Oppression of the Uighurs
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Western countries have accused China of genocide for its treatment of the Uighurs in Xinjiang․ Beijing claims that everything is just fine in the homeland of the Muslim minority․ We went there to take a look for ourselves․

Interview with Merkel’s Former Foreign Policy Adviser: “I Have Eliminated the ‘West’ from My Vocabulary”
#International #Germany #AngelaMerkel #TransAtlanticRelations #Russia #HumanRights #China #GermanForeignPolicy #EuropeanUnion

Christoph Heusgen served for 12 years as Angela Merkel’s top foreign policy adviser․ In an interview, he speaks about the chancellor’s successes, mistakes, the amateurish nature of Donald Trump’s government and the right approach to an ascendant China․