Articles By Daniel Tovrov

Is The US Responsible For Colombia's Decline In Cocaine Production?

Cocaine use is down in the United States and production is down in Colombia, but is America really winning the war on drugs?

Romney's Visit To Poland Highlights Split Between Lech Walesa And Solidarity Union

Shaking hands with Poland's free market champion is an important image for Romney. And despite being shunned by Solidarity, Romney still praised the movement for freeing Poland from the yoke of communism.

Guinea-Bissau: Drug Trafficking On The Rise In West Africa's Narco-State

An estimated $2 billion a year -- twice Guinea-Bissau's GDP -- comes into the country from the drug trade under the eyes of the military, whose leadership is considered "drug kingpins" by the U.S. government.

Russian Punk Band On Trial: Justice Or A Victim Of Putin's Crackdown?

"This is not only damaging us but the whole [Russian] judicial system. It's a disgrace," one of Pussy Riot's lawyers, Nikolai Polozov, commented at the start of the trial on Monday.

Mitt Romney's Mormon Church Has Close Connections To Israel

Romney has said that "there's no question (my experiences in the church) helped shape my perspective" and that his trip to Israel, which included a visit to the Wailing Wall, had a spiritual impact on him.

Same Plan, But Different Words: Obama And Romney On The Israel-Iran Issue

Romney and Obama essentially have identical stances on Iran, but the Republican candidate has tried to appear more hawkish when it comes to defending Israel.

Ghana: West Africa's Shining Example Of Democracy

Why Ghana has been spared much of the chaos that surrounds it in West Africa?

China Propaganda Ministry Censors News Of Wenzhou Train Crash Anniversary

Police physically barred people from visiting the site of the crash, including one Wenzhou survivor and two bloggers who were taken into custody for trying to enter the area.

Occupy Jerusalem? Second Israeli Self-Immolates In Protest Against Social Injustice

Despite the wave of self-immolation, protest leaders and opposition party officials, who are supporters of the J14 movement, are trying to prevent further Silman copy-cats.