When World War II ended, and the United States stood triumphant, another, quieter victory was unfolding beneath the surface.

According to Moisés Naím's essay "Mafia States" (May/June 2012), the world now faces a grave "new threat": governments that have been taken over by organized crime. These "mafia states" are so ...

Ramaphosa is one of the main candidates to succeed Zuma as head of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) ahead of general elections expected in 2019. For some months he has been making attacks on ...

U.S. State Department cables from Russia, recently released by WikiLeaks, portray the country as crippled by rampant corruption at all levels. The cables also portray Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in ...