Why comparing the Capitol insurrection to ‘third-world countries ...

Why comparing the Capitol insurrection to ‘third-world countries’ ignores U.S history A veteran Middle East reporter reflects on the events of January 6th, as seen from Beirut. Read More

How The World Reacted To The Insurrection At The U.S. Capitol

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has affected America's image abroad. NPR takes a look at the international reaction and what it will mean for U.S. diplomats trying to move ahead. Read More

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Why comparing the Capitol insurrection to ‘third-world countries’ ignores U.S history Read Inside the Capitol: ‘It was the ugliest moment I have ever seen in America’ ... Read More

Why likening the Capitol to a war zone could further damage America’s ...

Recent comparisons of the U.S. Capitol to a war zone are insensitive and devoid of the context that led to the invasions of countries like Iraq by American forces, experts warn. Read More

The World Reacts To The Insurrection At The Capitol

Images from the U.S. Capitol flashed around the world. Among the reactions: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned what he called "disgraceful scenes," and New Zealand's Prime Minister ... Read More

What the world is saying about the U.S. after Capitol attack, Trump’s ...

More than a week after the breach of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Trump’s ardent supporters, world leaders are continuing to watch the troubled U.S. presidential transition from afar ... Read More

World Leaders React To Pro-Trump Extremists Storming U.S. Capitol ...

World leaders are condemning pro-Trump extremists' storming of the U.S. Capitol in a futile bid to stop members of Congress from certifying the Electoral College ballots for President-elect Joe Biden. Read More

A year after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the world still sees ...

As the world watches a riven, fact-relative nation still at war with itself, U.S. allies are delivering their own verdict: That an erratic United States can no longer be seen as the model ... Read More

How newspapers around the world covered the siege on the U.S. Capitol ...

Newspaper front pages show yesterday’s storming by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump of the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. [Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images] ... Read More

'Why Nations Fail' Authors On What The Capitol Riot Means For The ... - NPR

Planet Money talks with the authors of Why Nations Fail about whether the Capitol insurrection is a sign our nation is failing, and, if so, if there's anything we can do about it. Read More

Capitol riot: The ‘third world’ trope offends, misreads history

Condemning the Capitol Hill riot, President George W. Bush and Senator Marco Rubio likened it to political upheavals in “Banana Republics” and the “third world.” But Lucia Dammert, a ... Read More

The Capitol siege wasn’t like the ‘Third World.’ It was uniquely ...

When far-right rioters sieged the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Republican elites distanced themselves from the chaos and claimed that the event was reminiscent of the Third World. “There is nothing ... Read More