Governance

Will North Korea collapse? Many people in the democratic world hope for no less. For them, however, South Korea-based scholar Andrei Lankov has some advice: Don’t count on it.

The Chinese government has been exceptionally shrewd at monitoring and restricting its citizens’ Internet use, so far. But Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales insisted in a presentation last week that China’s government can’t keep the information out forever.

How future-ready is your city? Take a look at innovation firm 2thinknow’s annual Innovation Cities Index, which ranks metropolises across the globe on their innovativeness. The results of this year's index may surprise you—or dismay you, as the case may be.

Vladimir Putin’s September 24 announcement of a comeback bid for the Russian presidency next year dismayed advocates of democracy within U.S. and European

Yes, I know it sounds loony, hyper-liberal, Marxist, and unrealistic to think that true-blue Americans could actually revolt against the system we all grew up with. Capitalism is cherished in America, the source of economic creativity, an abundant life-style, the freedom for anybody to make it, and countless other blessings.

The Pirate Party of Berlin, Germany, garnered a shocking 8.9% of the votes in the city-state’s election two weeks ago, to place 15 representatives in Berlin's parliament. In a story on the result, the New York Times described Pirate Party leaders as "disarmingly honest... in their 20's and 30's... with no lack of confidence."