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Mohammed al-Halbousi, then the Iraqi parliament speaker, wears a suit and tie with a lanyard nametag around his neck and an Iraqi flag pin on his lapel as he sits amid a large crowd of people, many wearing kaffiyehs on their heads, in Bahrain. The Rise and Fall of an Iraqi Strongman
Mohammed al-Halbousi’s ruthless consolidation of power alienated both Sunnis and Shiites.
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Sumeyye Bayraktar and Selcuk Bayraktar, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s daughter and son-in-law, hold Turkish flags in front of Erdogan’s residence in Kisikli. Is Selcuk Bayraktar Turkey’s Crown Prince-in-Waiting?
Drones made the president’s son-in-law a household name. His techno-nationalism and popular appeal could make him the country’s next leader.
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Mustafa Nayyem, head of the Ukrainian State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, speaks at an event before the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London. ‘We Don’t Want to Lose Our Second Motherland’
Mustafa Nayyem fights to rebuild Ukraine.
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Hussein al-Sheikh attends the funeral of former Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Leader Who Survived the Death of Palestine
What would it mean for Hussein al-Sheikh to lead a people whose dream of independence is no longer alive?
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Igor Girkin sits inside a glass defendant’s cage during a hearing to consider a request on his pretrial arrest in Moscow. Putin’s Paranoia Has Turned on Russia’s Far Right
The security state is targeting nationalists like Igor Girkin.
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The new Latvian president, Edgars Rinkevics, looks at the camera while sitting at a desk at a press conference. Rinkevics is a middle-aged man wearing a gray suit, blue tie, and glasses. His hands are clasped on the table in front of him. Latvia’s New President Wants a Clean Break With the Soviet Past
Eastern Europe’s first openly gay head of state looks to firmly plant the country in the West.
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Pita Limjaroenrat, with rolled-up shirtsleeves, no jacket and a flower lei around his neck greets his supporters who are holding their illuminated cellphones aloft at a massive rally at Samyan Mitrtown in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 22. Thailand’s Obama Moment
Pita Limjaroenrat could be Southeast Asia’s most significant liberal leader in a generation. But can he actually form a government?
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Avinash Persaud speaks about a paper he wrote on modernizing the United Kingdom's financial transactions tax in London. Can Avinash Persaud Convince Capitalists to Embrace Green Growth?
How an ex-banker teamed up with Barbados’s prime minister to fix a lopsided global financial system.
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Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, gestures while sitting at a table covered in papers in Paris in 2020. China’s Wolf Warrior Ambassador Is a Hit in Beijing, Not Paris
Lu Shaye keeps alienating his foreign hosts.
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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong attends the Pacific Islands Forum. Penny Wong Wants Australia to Be More Than a Supporting Player
Can the new foreign minister escape the slipstream of the superpowers?
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U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik stands as President Donald Trump recognizes her for her work Elise Stefanik Is Most Likely to Succeed
A young woman once hailed as the future of the Republican Party embraces Trumpism to stay that way.
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Closeup photo of Pap Ndiaye The Education of Pap Ndiaye
A quiet academic becomes a lightning rod in France’s culture wars.
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Two men sit together; one holds a gun Meet the Taliban’s Would-Be Rainmaker
Hassib Habibi carries his convictions as easily as his AK-47. Now he has to resuscitate the Afghan economy.
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Victory Party Chairman Umit Ozdag speaks to the media during an attempted march in front of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Turkey’s Far Right Has Already Won
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.
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Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlauli Has South Africa’s Donald Trump Arrived?
The xenophobic firebrand Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlauli is courting poor Black voters by stoking hatred of foreigners. It’s working.
