The view from the ground.
2022 is not 1989, but demonstrations may yet develop in unpredictable ways.
One small town in Ukraine held off a Russian attack and helped liberate a key regional capital.
Russia’s terror campaign against Ukraine’s power plants is cutting off the lights—and energizing resistance.
Central Asians used to flee the Soviet empire’s periphery for Moscow. Russia’s mobilization has sent escaping Muscovites in the other direction.
Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen.
Apathy is the big winner from Vienna’s elite dysfunction.
Lawmakers flock to security conference to allay doubts over long-term Ukraine commitment.
Modern-day Ukrainian partisans are quietly working to undermine the occupation.
Although Ukraine has reclaimed the one provincial capital taken by Russia, there’s still a long road to recovery.
For many coming home to Ukraine’s east, their prewar lives are a distant dream.
In Sindh province, the food insecurity that followed extreme flooding may be a harbinger for the climate future.
A street vendor’s plight highlights violations that Washington would prefer to ignore.
Soviet authorities built the transit system to withstand a potential NATO attack. Now, stations are shielding Ukrainians from Russian missiles.
With most votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu and ultranationalists look like big winners.
The Kosovo government’s laws on ID cards and license plates have enraged ethnic Serbs and heightened tensions between the young nation’s fractured communities.
The Petro administration plans to pour money into rural communities to stop the drug trade at its source.
Undecided and apathetic voters could determine the Lula-Bolsonaro showdown—if they turn out.
How this year’s Lviv BookForum in Ukraine became an act of solidarity.
An extremist alliance with links to al Qaeda is making headway across northern Syria, drawing Russia and Iran deeper into the conflict and posing problems for Turkey.
Low Arab turnout would pave the way for Benjamin Netanyahu and the far right.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues into 2023, the weather will have an important impact. Ukrainians, of course, are more vulnerable than usual to power outages and energy shocks. But Rus...Show more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely the most popular elected leader in the world. No other politician has won so many votes in history. Few other incumbent leaders around the world...Show more
Europe’s top climate negotiator, Frans Timmermans, says the goal of 1.5 degrees is on ‘life support’. Where does this leave the fight against climate change? How will Brussels ...Show more
Beijing’s massive expansion of state media hasn’t quite worked as planned. But watch out for Xinhua’s growing global deals.
Europeans consider vast U.S. subsidies for cars, clean energy, and semiconductors a danger to their economies.
One small town in Ukraine held off a Russian attack and helped liberate a key regional capital.
Russia’s terror campaign against Ukraine’s power plants is cutting off the lights—and energizing resistance.
