Dispatch

The Peruvian president’s first months in office have been characterized by chaos, extremism, and—critics say—sheer incompetence.

The land debate is a tussle for power between an indigenous kingdom and an authoritarian state.

Although the AfD can’t be ruled out as a political force, observers see lessons in recent elections on how to quell radical populism.

Without urgent assistance, nearly the entire country could sink into poverty, the United Nations Development Program warns.

With 14 alleged terrorists on the stand and an election coming up, can politicians resist weighing in?

Most Tunisians still support the president, but time is limited.

The trial of Nizar Banat’s killers has exposed the rot at the PA’s core.

Authoritarian regimes in Moscow and Minsk are aiding Iraqis and Afghans in order to sow chaos and domestic discord in Eastern European countries.

Russia isn’t cracking heads ahead of this weekend’s parliamentary vote—just boring people away from the polls.

A growing conspiracy movement is likely to spread false narratives about the results, with echoes of Trump.

A few weeks after militants took over Kabul and the country, Afghanistan has gone back to a past it didn’t miss.

Why Turkey’s ruling party views environmentalism as a threat.

As the massive wave driven by the delta variant spreads to outlying regions, official data may not reflect the scale of the tragedy.

Brutal police responses have prompted a shift in once-peaceful movements.

The government can claim real successes amid the disaster, but rumors are running wild.

Along one part of the Turkish border, hundreds of new Afghan migrants show up every day.

Tehran’s Shiite regime has strategic, economic, ideological, and ecological reasons for backing Sunni extremists.

In a new chapter for Afghanistan, women are particularly vulnerable.

Ten provincial capitals have fallen in a week, and Kabul is teetering.

Six more Afghan provinces fell over the weekend, and Kabul fears the “country will fall apart.”