By Callie Plapinger
The GOP Debates: From a French Perspective
By Sasha Mitchell
On Thursday August 7, around 9 p.m., I happily tuned in to Fox News — something I don’t usually do — to watch the first GOP primary debate, the first primary I’ve made a point to watch since the Parti Socialiste’s primaries in 2011, prior to the 2012 presidential election in France, my home country.
Venezuela on the Backburner
By Michael McCarthy
A backstory is emerging to Washington’s rapprochement with Cuba. In a moderately surprising development, the U.S. has opened a senior-level line of communication to the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro.
