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What Iran’s Leaders Really Think About Biden

The killing of a top nuclear scientist has unsettled Tehran, but it’s still talking about a new deal with the United States.

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Maysam Behravesh, Erwin van Veen

Peru Needs a New Constitution

The country went through three presidents in a week in November—and it might soon have another if it doesn’t pursue a constitutional referendum like neighboring Chile.

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Michael Albertus

Controversial Trump USAID Appointee Returns from Absence

While seasoned federal officials are being fired, Trump’s loyalists are coming back, threatening fresh tensions between the outgoing administration and Congress.

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Jack Detsch, Colum Lynch

The Feminine Appeal of Macho Populism

Donald Trump isn’t the only right-wing populist to govern with aggression—and do surprisingly well with women.

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Alex de Waal

Alex de Waal is the executive director of the World Peace Foundation and a research professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

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Members of a military band attend an event to honor Ethiopia’s national defense forces in Addis Ababa, on Nov. 17.

Violence in Ethiopia Doesn’t Stay There

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November 19, 2020, 1:17 PM

A boy living in a derelict building damaged during the Angolan civil war is seen through a hole in Kuito, in Angola’s Bie province, on June 2.

Africa’s ‘Civil Wars’ Are Regional Nightmares

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October 22, 2019, 2:14 PM

Sudanese protesters demand civilian rule in Omdurman on June 29.

From Camel Herder to Dictator

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July 2, 2019, 12:51 PM

The scene of an exploded truck bomb in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Oct. 14. (Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images)

Can Somalia Ever Win Against al-Shabab?

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October 19, 2017, 2:11 PM

A Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldier stands next to the Union Jack flag in Mogadishu, on May 7, 2013. Hundreds of Somalis marched through the capital to support a London conference attended by more than 50 countries and organisations, co-hosted by Britain Prime Minister David Cameron and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The conference is a diplomatic meeting by leaders and organisations to coordinate efforts to help Somalia rebuild, following two decades of civil war. AFP PHOTO/Mohamed Abdiwahab (Photo credit should read Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images)

Brexit Is Bad News for Africa. Period.

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June 27, 2016, 12:47 PM

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