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Nobel Laureate Tapped to Lead Interim Government in Bangladesh

The president of Bangladesh appointed Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer in microfinance who is a Nobel laureate, to oversee an interim government, accommodating demands by protesters and offering a reprieve for a country scarred by violence.

Can Freed Russian Dissidents Help Energize an Opposition Movement?

The freeing of Russian dissidents as part of a prisoner exchange with the West reignites an old question — where is the more effective place to advocate for democratic change: from a prison cell inside of Russia, or in exile?

Venezuela’s Strongman Was Confident of Victory. Then Came the Shock.

Venezuela’s authoritarian government believed its control of all levers of power would give it victory at the polls in last month’s election. A rebellion by its supporters undid the plan.

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