Dispatch

Interest in the Horn of Africa from foreign powers has always been a double-edged sword.

Demonstrations against Aleksandar Vucic’s authoritarian government won’t achieve anything until the opposition can present a coherent alternative.

The long-time autocrat's shock resignation kicks off an opaque succession process.

With elections coming soon, land rights are getting in the way of an easy political win.

In eastern Germany, center-right Christian Democrats are considering teaming up with far-left former Communists.

Head of watchdog organization detained for work on Xinjiang camps.

Bosnia has a thriving media sector, but those who refuse to become mouthpieces for the government increasingly find themselves in exile or under police protection.

Activists are speaking out for those imprisoned in Xinjiang—even if their own government doesn’t like it.

Politicians in this corner of Eastern Europe insist their country is a stage for geopolitical rivalry between the West and Russia—the better to profit from the attention.

For Kabul, India is a vital counterbalance to an aggressive neighbor.

As hostilities between India and Pakistan escalate, leaders in both countries are very aware of the risks of a nuclear catastrophe.

The kolbars brave subfreezing temperatures and border guards’ bullets to carry heavy loads over the mountains in an unemployment-plagued region that Iran’s government has all but forgotten.

For years, the country remained untouched by the global migrant crisis, but now, even in a place where many people were once refugees, tensions are on the rise.

The famously permissive Dutch city is cracking down on prostitution, relocating sex workers, and discriminating against those employed in the industry.

Apathetic voters are planning to boycott this weekend’s election—and may inadvertently boost the country’s most fervent separatists.

With elections coming, the junta still fears the specter of Thaksin Shinawatra.

By advocating clean and courteous politics, a retired general is giving Netanyahu a run for his money.

The humanitarian visas offered to migrants don’t allow them to work, study, or receive benefits while letting the Mexican government duck its responsibilities under international law.

Trump’s plan to withdraw troops from Syria leaves U.S. ally at the mercy of old enemies.

Sayragul Sauytbay, the only person to have worked inside an internment camp in Xinjiang and spoken publicly about it, now faces an uncertain future in Kazakhstan.