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Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu votes during parliamentary elections.
Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu votes during parliamentary elections.

Romania Annuls Presidential Election Over Russian Interference Allegations

Politicians on both sides of the aisle are unhappy with the Constitutional Court’s decision to rerun the election.

Viktor Orban, wearing a suit with an overcoat draped over his shoulders, stands in front of the wall of a black and white gridded structure.
Viktor Orban, wearing a suit with an overcoat draped over his shoulders, stands in front of the wall of a black and white gridded structure.

Hungary’s Descent Into Dictatorship

How Viktor Orban pulled off the unthinkable.

Three children in winter coats sit on a merry
Three children in winter coats sit on a merry

The Battle for Ukraine Is a War of Demography

Russia's crisis of depopulation is at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s paranoid military strategy.

Book covers for 10 new fiction releases in December
Book covers for 10 new fiction releases in December

The Novels We’re Reading in December

Stories about houses and the meaning of home, from Cape Cod to Kolkata.

South Korean soldiers stand outside the National Assembly in Seoul.
South Korean soldiers stand outside the National Assembly in Seoul.

Yoon’s Coup Attempt Shows Sad State of Civil-Military Relations

The legacy of South Korea’s military dictatorship is stronger than it seems.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting with Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Dec. 5.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting with Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Dec. 5.

Mercosur Nears Completion of EU Trade Deal

Amid government collapse in France, a long-elusive agreement appears poised for approval.

Fireworks launched by protestors explode along police lines amid ongoing mass demonstrations against the Georgian government's decision to suspend European Union membership talks, near the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 1.
Fireworks launched by protestors explode along police lines amid ongoing mass demonstrations against the Georgian government's decision to suspend European Union membership talks, near the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 1.

Four Scenarios for the Protests in Georgia

With clashes intensifying, Georgia appears to be in a pre-revolutionary state.

A white van crosses the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint between Ukraine and Poland.
A white van crosses the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint between Ukraine and Poland.

Ukraine’s Neighbors Are Turning Their Backs

Ukraine’s European border states are crucial for its defense, but they're increasingly uninterested.

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the nation from the Élysée Palace in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the nation from the Élysée Palace in Paris.

Macron Seeks Replacement for Ousted French Prime Minister

The lack of a stable government or a 2025 budget could worsen France’s debt crisis.

Peter Carlsson, a man in his 50s wearing a white button-down shirt with a black quilted vest over it, gestures with both hands open as he speaks into a microphone that a reporter holds in front of him.
Peter Carlsson, a man in his 50s wearing a white button-down shirt with a black quilted vest over it, gestures with both hands open as he speaks into a microphone that a reporter holds in front of him.

Europe Has an Industrial Policy Crisis

How the West can avoid the next Northvolt going south.

Biden and Lourenço stand next to each other, touching arms.
Biden and Lourenço stand next to each other, touching arms.

The Problem With U.S. Diplomacy in Africa

Biden’s recent trip to Angola highlighted long-standing issues in Washington’s approach to the continent.

U.S. President Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer with several people standing nearby.
U.S. President Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer with several people standing nearby.

Biden Tees Up Trump With a Final China Chip Battle

New U.S. export controls on China—and Beijing’s immediate countermeasures—have set the tone for the incoming administration.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 27.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 27.
Protesters take part in a demonstration against the South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Dec. 5, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.
Protesters take part in a demonstration against the South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Dec. 5, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.

Are Democracies Doomed to Gridlock and Dysfunction?

From France to South Korea, U.S. democratic allies are descending into political chaos.

A man waves a Hezbollah flag as he drives past the rubble of a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs as people returned to the area to check their homes after the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on Nov. 27.
A man waves a Hezbollah flag as he drives past the rubble of a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs as people returned to the area to check their homes after the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on Nov. 27.

Can the Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Hold?

Lebanese American academic Fawaz Gerges on Netanyahu’s long-term strategy and Washington’s role.

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