In a crucial state like Michigan, Joe Biden will have to convince skeptical Palestinians that he won’t leave them in the lurch—again.

New polling shows that a growing share of U.S. citizens want leaders who wouldn’t “bother with” elections.

Misinformation is hyperlocal. Attempts to counter it should be, too.

For all the chaos, the Trump administration has notched some notable victories abroad. The question is whether they outweigh everything else Trump brought to Washington—and the world.

Trump versus Biden is not just about the United States. The whole world is watching the Nov. 3 election to see how U.S. foreign policy may change in the coming months.

Niche foreign-policy issues could become make-or-break affairs for battleground races, from Cuba for Florida Latinos to the treatment of Somali refugees in Minnesota.

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The World Food Program will need more than a Nobel Prize to feed the millions who are newly food-insecure.

Italy is one of the only countries with a law to provide for those orphaned by femicide—and it could serve as a model for the rest of Europe.

South Korea’s soft power should be a model for Beijing.

As Afghanistan peace talks drag on, with Washington sending mixed signals on troop withdrawals, the Taliban make a violent bid for a key province.

“Fratelli Tutti” lays out a set of principles that the Vatican doesn’t apply to its own China deals.

Years of quiet development are finally paying off, and Abu Dhabi’s defense industry can largely stand on its own feet.

The United States needs to get serious about defending the island nation—here’s how.

The announcement could end Sudan’s three decades as an international pariah. But it comes at a cost.

Unlike Trump, former U.S. President Richard Nixon went to great lengths to cover up plans to assassinate or topple foreign leaders.

Once dirt-poor Bangladesh just surpassed India in GDP per capita. All the more reason for Modi to focus on the right reforms.

U.S. policy to contain China will require a lot more continuity with Trump than Biden’s backers would like to admit.

The great powers have taken big steps to fight global warming. Now attention turns to the rest of the world.

A German court is exposing Syria’s systemic atrocities—and ending any hopes of international reconciliation with the regime.

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?

How the physical environment affects our experience of difference.

Western dominance and white privilege permeate the field. It’s time to change that.

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