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The outgoing Japanese prime minister’s ultranationalism destroyed ties with South Korea.

With tensions high, nationalist audiences are primed for dangerous nonsense.

Hundreds of Islamic State-affiliated women are optimistic that Baghdad will soon have to let them go.

With humanitarian aid and internet services restricted, the conflict-torn state could soon face a public health disaster.

The ease of the Modi-Trump relationship is likely to disappear under new scrutiny of human rights.

Twenty-five years on from the Beijing Platform, the world has made important advances in gender equity. The next step is to ensure that women claim their rights not just in theory but also in practice.

The White House is hosting another summit on the Balkans—while failing to apply its most promising model for solving the conflict.

Thanks to favorable demographics, digitization efforts, and quicker health responses, many countries of the global south are faring better than their wealthy counterparts.

The president doesn’t have a clear chosen successor, and the unsolved killing of an election official shows that the country could be caught in another cycle of violence.

Biometrics have crept into humanitarian aid, but the systems may disadvantage women who need help most.

The German government beat back the coronavirus pandemic—but has largely given up against conspiracy theories.

Sectarian tensions are nearing the boiling point—and what happens next is up to Hezbollah.