Politics

Defense Secretary Mark Esper is quiet, deferential—and on his way to becoming the Trump administration’s most influential player.

City-level opposition could be the key to defeating populism in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and beyond.

It’s no coincidence that Washington’s increasingly dysfunctional and violent politics are coming to resemble Kyiv’s.

Trump is unfit for office. But the system has no answers.

Arab voters are simply used as pawns in Israeli politics. The Joint List’s leaders are naive to think any Israeli prime minister will ever address their concerns.

The far-right is associated with the disaffected masses—but has a growing intellectual class.

Little separates various Indian political parties on the economy. That’s why the prime minister’s new government is making its mark by delivering on its social and cultural agenda.

A coalition between Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists and Albert Rivera’s Ciudadanos could prevent a fourth election in as many years—but voters are unlikely to buy it.

Cambodia’s strongman has found an unlikely American voice.

Donald Trump is gathering his favorite meme-makers and trolls for a White House summit.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is in line to take over as German chancellor—but there’s no telling if she’ll survive long enough to get the job.

He’s relaunched his presidency for its second half. But is the makeover in style or substance?

Democratic presidential candidates—and a new group of wonks—are committed to fixing rampant gender inequalities in the national security workplace.

There are deep reasons that imagined communities will always be a powerful reality in international politics.

Her legacy is a mangled party in a mangled Parliament in a badly mangled country.