Is Netflix’s ‘The Diplomat’ Factual or Farcical?
A former U.S. ambassador, an Iran expert, a Libya expert, and a former U.K. Conservative Party advisor weigh in.
Deciphering Moscow’s domestic politics.
In Brasília, leaders weighed how to make continental cooperation more durable after a past attempt sputtered.
In the midst of uncertainty, people stick with the devil they know.
U.S. fears are not only irrational—they’re a potential self-fulfilling prophecy.
After promising democratic reforms, the junta is attacking the press and opposition.
The theorist’s magnum opus wasn’t a blueprint for dictators—it was an ode to institutional constraints on leaders.
As Turkey's centennial nears, its founding secularism may no longer be in fashion—but nationalism is.
A policy shift toward economic engagement with Beijing seems to be underway in the White House.
A new generation of Russians glorifies war, death, and Vladimir Putin.
Viktor Orban has put billions of dollars behind a soft-power strategy focused on attracting conservative American thinkers.
Coercive labor is getting less visible, but more intense.
The Russian president faces a growing threat from his own citizens.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation likes to think of itself as an alternative to the United Nations, but it’s even less effective.
The United States has deepened its commitments to Serbia’s near-autocratic president and reoriented its regional posture to center Belgrade’s foreign-policy priorities.
Greater ethnic diversity, debt burdens, and democratized politics have complicated Africa’s path to development.
Westerners should ask instead what kind of partnerships their own countries offer to the continent.