America Is Winning Against China in Oceania
There is less to Beijing’s security gains in the Pacific than meets the eye.
Personal and political violence are intermixed in authoritarian societies.
Why anti-gay propaganda has been part of Russia’s strategy against Ukraine from the start.
A court may soon rule against El Salvador’s anti-abortion law. But will that make a difference?
Many have begun to associate anti-gay bigotry with imperial aggression.
Anti-gay sentiment had previously existed on the continent, but white American religious groups have given it a boost.
The Christian Democrats aren’t the center-right party of Angela Merkel anymore.
Brazil trails many of its neighbors in trying to tackle gender parity. Advocates are pushing Lula to change that.
The deteriorating status of women under Taliban rule is a strategic disaster for Washington.
The Taliban are marking International Women’s Day with an ever-worsening cascade of abuses against women.
In a country where poor transit has long been a barrier to equal opportunity, a new public bus project could prompt a broader shift.
The country is struggling to legalize an industry at the center of its economy but the margins of its society.
Fetishizing femininity has complicated and painful post-Soviet roots.
For too long, the international community has ignored the Nigerian military’s abuses.
Mahbouba Seraj, a rights activist and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, says there’s no choice now but to talk to Afghanistan’s new rulers.
It’s technically legal for Congolese couples to co-own land. But in practice, that’s not often the case.
Migrant workers make up nearly 20 percent of all domestic workers. And in Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia, the number is much higher.