The Classicist: Tribal America Vs. E Pluribus Unum

H.R. McMaster and Vladimir Kara-Murza discuss the state of the war in Ukraine, the prospects and perils facing Russia's opposition, the shifting currents of Russian domestic politics, the effort to organize the Russian diaspora into a coherent political force, and prospects of a post-Putin Russia.

Brazil’s Supreme Court has become a center of political authority, challenging the separation of powers and placing new pressure on Congress to reassert its constitutional role.

Brazil’s Supreme Court has evolved into the new locus of Brazilian patrimonialism, reproducing historical patterns of concentrated, entrenched power. This development can be traced to institutional choices embedded in the state’s 1988 constitution, compounded by judicial self-expansion and political acquiescence.