Elections

The defense secretary also condemned Putin’s violation of the nuclear treaty, seizure of Ukrainian naval vessels.

Many voters still back populist Mahinda Rajapaksa despite his attempt to seize power.

Candidates who ran for local office were subjected to violent threats by fellow Palestinians, but they have vowed to do it again.

The newly Democratic House of Representatives should hold the administration accountable for its worst foreign-policy instincts.

No one wants to enter a coalition with the Sweden Democrats, so the country is resorting to desperate and untested measures to form a new government.

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have won, but the battle for a new brand of feminism in the Democratic Party and within Muslim communities has just begun.

Georgia’s presidential election is a referendum on a government that has reversed its predecessor’s gains.

The Caucasus is a complex ethnic and religious patchwork, and only a shared identity can help Georgians push back against Putin.

The new Congress will flex its oversight muscles on everything from mismanagement at the State Department to questions about Trump’s finances.

The Kremlin can expect more sanctions and more investigations from a Democratic House.

The Israeli prime minister is riling Democrats by bedding down with Trump.

Russian news sites portray the U.S. presidential election as a prelude to civil war.

A guide to the U.S. midterms for foreign-policy wonks.

Palestinians running in municipal elections offer a glimpse of a shared future.

From security to economic policy, under Jair Bolsonaro, the armed forces will be a major player in politics.

Eleven killed in the worst-ever attack on the U.S. Jewish community.

Ahead of a runoff presidential election, Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad spoke with Foreign Policy about Brazil’s future.

Brazil’s far-right presidential front-runner made hateful comments a hallmark of his political life. That hasn’t held him back.

Ten things to read or listen to before the vote.

The mass political movements that once dominated Europe are fading fast—and the nationalist populists and upstart parties taking their place are here to stay.