List of Politics articles
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A woman refuels her car at a gas station in Tehran. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Dec. 13: Chile votes, Russia-Ukraine negotiations continue, and Iran’s currency tumbles.
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A commuter walks near India Gate amid heavy smog pollution in New Delhi on Oct. 29, 2025. Air Pollution Is Choking South Asia
Smog is crossing borders and wrecking lives.
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Dec. 2. Trump Hasn’t Learned From History in Latin America
The former leaders of Colombia and Mexico are concerned over recent U.S. actions
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A man leans on a statue, holding a sign that reads: "PLUS JAMAIS ÇA!" Benin’s Failed Coup Reveals Deepening Fault Lines in Africa
The foiled putsch placed the continent’s geopolitics under a magnifying glass.
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Hegseth is seen in profile as he walks through a hallway on Capitol Hill. He wears a dark suit and red tie, and his face his partly in shadow. Pete Hegseth Is Turning Political Theater Into Lethal Force
The U.S. is killing for the sake of spectacle.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Sept. 2. South Asian States Seek Cooperation—Without India
A proposed Bangladesh-China-Pakistan nexus could raise concerns in New Delhi.
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Takaichi smiles wide at something off camera. She wears a silver suit jacket. Japan’s Prime Minister Takes on Bond Market Vigilantes
Sanae Takaichi’s massive spending program could be a risky political win.
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A man in the foreground bends over construction equipment he is using to renovate a section of railroad while his coworker looks on in the background in a isolated and forested area of Gabon. Congress Aims to Turbocharge the U.S. Development Finance Corporation
The agency will be empowered to issue hundreds of billions of dollars in new loans to foreign countries.
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A man is silhouetted from behind in front of a bright window as he walks down a dark, empty hallway. The Trump Administration’s Epochal Shift on Foreign Aid
The change to funding governments instead of NGOs is long overdue but could easily go wrong.
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Starmer and other personnel stand around a circular table, trying out white AI-powered goggles and handheld instruments. The British flag is on bright display on the wall behind them. The Death—and Rebirth—of Science Diplomacy
Once a vehicle for global cooperation, international science has become a high-stakes arena of geopolitical rivalry.
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Displaced residents rest at an evacuation center at Chang International Circuit in the Thai border province of Buriram. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Dec. 6: A West African coup fails, violence flares on the Thailand-Cambodia border, and Lithuania declares a state of emergency.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following a two-day government cabinet retreat at Villa Borsig on October 1, 2025 in Berlin. Germany Loves to Hate Friedrich Merz
Germany’s chancellor is doing far better than everyone seems to think.
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French Minister of National Education Elisabeth Borne, Minister of Labor and Employment Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, and High Commissioner for Vocational Education and Training Eric Garnier visit the Campus of Trades and Qualifications of Excellence in Evry-Courcouronnes, France, on May 19. The Welfare State Saved Capitalism. Now It Can Save European Democracy.
A growing skepticism of social spending risks undermining a post-war pillar of Europe’s stability.
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Palestinians fill containers with water at a collection point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 23. The Challenges of Providing Humanitarian Aid
Organizations working in Gaza and Sudan say their jobs have become harder than ever.
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U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with farmers in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Dec. 8. Trump’s National Security Strategy Is a Blueprint for the Demise of the West
The White House’s agenda may not be coherent, but it is deeply dangerous.
