Politics

The French president is looking toward the future—but his country feels left behind.

On the podcast: An American who was in Turkey during the coup attempt is accused of being one of the plotters.

Nicolas Hulot is a combination of Donald Trump and Al Gore—and the French president will regret ever putting him in his Cabinet.

When the president eventually exits the White House, the rest of us will quickly have to make sense of the world he's left behind.

A new movement wants to revolutionize Germany’s left-of-center politics—but the country’s voters won't follow in British and French footsteps.

Shady international influence over U.S. politics didn’t start, and won’t end, with Donald Trump.

Remembrances of a hero the United States—and the Republican Party—will miss.

Erdogan used to rely on Turkey’s best and brightest—until he replaced them with its worst and dimmest.

Different strains of bigotry have come together under Jeremy Corbyn, and he can't fix it.

On our podcast: Journalist Vegas Tenold describes the six years he spent with white supremacists.

Since the June election, the country’s various opposition parties have collapsed into chaos, leaving the president without a credible challenger.

As an athlete, Khan was universally loved. As a politician, he's deeply polarizing.

If you want to understand the tensions between policymakers and spooks under Donald Trump, look to the 1970s.

Riling up the public against Moscow is good for Democrats in the short term—and bad for America.

Meet the American philosopher who showed that Western politics could only move forward by first taking a step backward.

New questionnaire asks about public statements, support for politicians.

The 2017 crisis in Catalonia tore the country apart. The new Spanish prime minister will need to fend off rivals and manage alliances to stay in power long enough to heal the wounds.

Japanese prime ministers usually resign at the first whiff of scandal — but this one is breaking the mold.

Albert Rivera is tearing down his country’s establishment from the middle. Just don't call him Spain's Emmanuel Macron.

One year after his election, it's clear Emmanuel Macron isn't just a president — he's a liberal man of providence.