Political Issues

Timeline: Pirates   New!

Pirate History   New!

2008 Piracy Prone Areas and Warnings   New!

The World's Most-Wanted Fugitives

Territories, Colonies, and Dependencies

Communist Countries, Past and Present

Coups Since 2000

Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World

International Statistical Agencies

Most and Least Livable Countries: UN Human Development Index, 2007

Most and Least Livable Countries: UN Human Development Index, 2006

Top Ten Human Rights Violators, 2007

Freedom in the World, 2008

Global Trends in Freedom

The Failed States Index: Most Vulnerable Countries 2008

The Failed States Index: Most Vulnerable Countries 2007

The World's Most Repressive Societies

Countries Using Torture

10 Most Censored Countries

Deadliest Countries for Journalists

State Sponsors of Terrorism, the “Axis of Evil,” and “Outposts of Tyranny”

The Death Penalty Worldwide

The Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007

The Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2006

The UN's List of “Stories the World Should Hear More About,” 2007

The UN's List of “Stories the World Should Hear More About,” 2006

The 2008 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

The 2007 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

The 2006 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

The Bribe Payers' Index

World's Ten Most Corrupt Leaders

Women Political Leaders —Historical and Current

Women in National Parliaments, 2005

Women in National Parliaments, 2001

Lowest Ranking Countries for Press Freedom, 2007