The case of US whistleblower Edward Snowden has provoked several international rows and exposed multiple diplomatic faultlines, including within South America.

BY Alistair Burnett 15 July 2013

Democracy in Europe is facing a challenge. And some see it coming less from parties of the far-right or far-left and more from the interests of financial capital as expressed in the markets.

BY Alistair Burnett 27 May 2012

Is the US focus on Asia a first step away from being a global power?

BY Alistair Burnett 22 March 2012

With Operation Unified Protector in Libya, NATO enters war for the third time in its history. And like its first-ever conflict with Yugoslavia in 1999, the alliance is anything but unified.

BY Alistair Burnett 11 May 2011