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Hassib Habibi carries his convictions as easily as his AK-47. Now he has to resuscitate the Afghan economy.

The anti-immigration firebrand Umit Ozdag might not win a seat in parliament, but he’s shifted the national debate on refugees by vowing to expel them.

The xenophobic firebrand Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlauli is courting poor Black voters by stoking hatred of foreigners. It’s working.

She fled Kabul for safety in Kyiv. Now the 23-year-old is facing war again.

Can Valérie Pécresse reunite the right and defeat French President Emmanuel Macron?

Professional provocateur Éric Zemmour makes Marine Le Pen look like a moderate.

Mikheil Saakashvili has forced himself back on the political stage—despite the danger.

From Brexit-skeptic to face of the “Global Britain” agenda, the new foreign secretary has always seen politics as philosophy in action.

Japan’s new prime minister is the moderate face of a party dominated by its right wing.

Sergey Lavrov has honed the practice of body blocking U.S. and European diplomacy at every turn.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is a staunch backer of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance.”

Stefano Pontecorvo spent his childhood in Kabul. Sixty years later, he coordinated the evacuation of 124,000 people before saying goodbye to the city himself.