Elections

Massive violence in the wake of Sunday’s sham election has thrown a spotlight on Belarus and the growing backlash to a quarter century of one-man rule.

The Kremlin didn’t invent term limit resets and constitutional referendums. The autocratic leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan blazed the trail.

The presidential historian Timothy Naftali notes there’s no historical precedent for delaying an election, even in the middle of major wars, but Trump’s Republican Party is all about holding on to power.

Fearing terrorist attacks, the George W. Bush administration also reportedly looked into the option.

A disputed election. Racialized parties. A constitutional crisis. Washington already has a model for what could go wrong.

The move comes after the president personally lobbied the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee to confirm Anthony Tata as the Defense Department’s top policy official.

Israel could finally become a partisan issue in Washington—but only if Democrats put their money where their mouth is.

The election may push the ruling People’s Action Party to rethink its approach.

The voluntary efforts of tech companies aren’t enough. The U.S. government needs to regulate social media platforms and make election interference illegal.

As talk turns once again to Russia’s role in stoking racial tensions ahead of an election, the United States would be wise to look within.

It’s another battle between centrists and progressives that could have big implications for U.S. foreign policy, especially on Israel.

President Andrzej Duda is locked in a surprisingly close race with Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. Their rivalry is the latest battle between the country’s poorer and more religious rural regions and its wealthier, socially liberal cities.

The sudden death of the outgoing president, the coronavirus pandemic, and an ailing economy mean that wide-ranging reforms are needed more than ever.

Americans have long worked abroad to promote democratic practices and institutions. Now, more than ever, those lessons must be applied at home.

Israel’s prime minister has always been Janus-faced. Any hope that his good side would emerge in a unity government is quickly evaporating.

Washington’s approach to Syria won’t change, but divergent approaches to Iran could have an indirect effect on the Syrian economy—and the Assad regime.