Politics

The coronavirus pandemic won’t automatically lead to reforms. Great upheavals only bring systemic change when reformers have a plan—and the power to implement it.

With Afghanistan again facing a political crisis, Mohammed Najibullah’s tarnished memory is being rehabilitated by some. But the crimes of the last Soviet-supported president, who was killed by the Taliban, are hardly forgotten.

The handover of municipal services to military officers makes clear how the president wants to wield power.

The former national security advisor wrote a book about an ignorant president—but refuses to learn anything himself.

Leftists in Britain and the United States say their ideas aren’t just relevant, but crucial to addressing the coronavirus-caused economic disruption.

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

The coronavirus response has increased political polarization, threatening the country’s economic recovery.

Boris Johnson’s bungled coronavirus response could fuel calls for Scottish independence and Irish unification.

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

By getting caught violating lockdown rules, Boris Johnson’s advisor has thrown away a massive polling lead—and with it, his almost total power over Britain.

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.

Conservatives have framed women’s rights rallies in March as a source of contagion, threatening to undermine the surging feminist movement.

The country’s worst mass shooting in decades shows that U.S.-sourced weapons still pose a problem, even if Trudeau tightens regulations.

The U.K. prime minister’s refusal to fire Brexit guru Dominic Cummings has provoked nationwide outrage.