As Washington ramps up to defend democracy, Beijing is still motivated mostly by geography.

In Sunday’s legislative elections, voters overwhelmingly backed a popular president promising change, despite criticisms of democratic backsliding.

The Arab moment has passed. Competition between non-Arab powers—Turkey, Iran, and Israel—will shape the region’s future.

The Ethiopian government is facing mounting allegations that foreign soldiers and Amhara regional forces committed atrocities during the war in Tigray.

Wendy Sherman and Colin Kahl will likely get grilled by Republicans over their role in the 2015 nuclear pact.

As Ankara grows more economically dependent on Beijing, the Turkish government is no longer offering a safe haven or defending Uyghur rights.

As Sri Lanka shows, when it comes to Chinese debt, small states have agency and great powers have responsibilities.

“The World for Sale” peels back the cover on the secretive—and sometimes shady—people who make the modern world go around.

Why the Russian government is now equating digital journalism with foreign espionage.

U.S. and European COVID-19 shots aren’t enough. It is time to tap into Africa, Asia, and Latin America’s enormous production capacity.

During crisis after crisis, London’s financial giants cried wolf about leaving. Now the wolf is at the door.

The new administration, like previous ones, has a Middle East quagmire. But it’s trying some nuanced moves to break free.

For Beijing, a reliable democratic government is better than an unpredictable and expansionist military junta.

Once teeming lakes are fast disappearing and with them, a lucrative career for tens of thousands of people in the region.

The number of women in elected office is on the rise, but that hasn’t necessarily translated into more power.

Rwanda’s president once welcomed the Hollywood film. His recent attacks on the movie and its protagonist show that his government cannot handle dissent.

A new cease-fire at the Line of Control must avoid problems that have derailed past attempts at peace.

The new U.S. president believes in the legitimacy of American power. Does the rest of the world?

One year after the world declared borders shut, there is still no plan to reduce the toll on millions of lives.

The Biden administration wants to downgrade the region. Here are the countries he can ignore—and the ones he can’t.

Ignoring the central role of race and colonialism in world affairs precludes an accurate understanding of the modern state system.

International relations theorists once explored racism. What has the field lost by giving that up?

The new administration can learn from South Africa’s experience with transitional justice.

Domestic racism has long impacted U.S. foreign policy. It’s time to open up about it.

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