Dispatch

Prodded by Washington, Seoul and Tokyo are taking steps to overcome deep historical tensions.

Seoul and Washington have pledged they’re ready to talk with a nuclear-testing North Korea—but they’re not getting any response.

Is it a genuine push toward a cleaner—and safer—nation?

The Taliban can’t govern in normal times, let alone disaster response.

He campaigned on “Hugs, Not Bullets.” Now, he’s militarized the country.

But a fifth election in less than four years is more likely to produce deadlock—again.

Lebanon’s large refugee population has long given up on their futures in the country.

The French president wants to leave room for talks and carve out a bigger role for France.

A pending court case could force Berlin to fund the AfD’s foundation.

Pretending the invasion of Ukraine is a “special operation” has limited the Kremlin’s ability to win it.

Many countries in southern Africa want to unload big stockpiles of ivory to fund conservation, even though the trade is banned.

“If you cover half of the river, what difference does it make?” one Ukrainian official said of the evasion of sanctions on Russia.

The battle for the Donbas could well be the deadliest phase of the war.

Mustafa al-Kadhimi promised reform and freedom of expression. Now he’s using archaic laws to stifle free speech.

Russia’s vaunted defense modernization depends on precisely the Western gear it can no longer acquire.

FP’s Ravi Agrawal spoke with four top thinkers on the war in Ukraine and its future, live at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.

In just a few weeks, U.S. and British officials have turned an ad hoc operation into a pipeline.

The country has a hot labor market and offers a path to EU citizenship for undocumented workers.

In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women.

After years of political deadlock, the country may be starting to shake off its ruling class.