McG Comparative Government

One Woman Dies Every Hour from Domestic Violence In Russia an estimated one woman dies every hour from domestic abuse, that’s roughly 14,000 women a year, which is around the same number of Russian soldiers that died in the Afghan War. Yet as astonishing as these figures are, some argue that it is a “gross [...]

“Putin and Medvedev won’t be burned by Russia fires” By: Michael Stott http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6792O920100810 Over the course of this summer Russia has been engaged in a prolonged battle against the wildfires that have frequented its lands. The wildfires were brought on by the extreme heat wave that has plagued Russia for the last few months. Not [...]

“Calm Academic Tries to Tame Nigeria” Adam Nossiter http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/world/africa/01nigeria.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa known for being an illiberal democracy, is due for a presidential election. The only problem is there is no election date, no candidate list, and no list of registered voters. What is Nigeria to do? Who is going to [...]

This article describes the current situation between Russia and the United States as the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a Soviet-era treaty designed as a check on either countries nuclear power, just expired this December. This past month, the United States and Russia have been discussing provisions for a new treaty. There have been no [...]

This article reacts to a recent “EU sponsered report into last year’s Russia-Georgia war” that “has blamed both countries for the conflict and said all sides violated international humanitarian law”. Thre report states that although Georgia’s attack on South Ossetia was not legal but Russia’s attack was, Russia still went too far in its reaction. Also, [...]

“In Mexico, Ambivalence on a Drug Law” reports on a new law in Mexico legalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs and discusses conflicting views about the situation. The war against drug cartels has led to a frightening increase in violence and drug addicts. Because of Mexico’s close location to the United States and [...]