Diplomacy & Politics Archive

The M23’s resurgence in eastern Congo reflects contemporary tensions and rivalries. But it is also deeply rooted in the volatile region’s history.

Two meetings in July suggested that India and China may finally make progress on their border standoff. Instead, it remains in a state of limbo.

Federal judges across Mexico voted to go on strike in protest of AMLO’s proposed judicial reforms, which critics say will undermine democracy.

With a Socialist anti-independence leader in Catalonia, dialogue appears to have paid off. But the Spanish PM paid a high price.

Raising the retirement age in China is long overdue, but it may already be too late to address the country’s pension shortfall.

The U.S. is finally ratcheting up efforts to end the war in Sudan. But there are still significant obstacles to the peace process.

The escalating fight between President Daniel Noboa and VP Veronica Abad will shape Ecuador’s politics for months. That’s bad for everyone.

Two years in, the Taliban’s narcotics ban has kept poppy cultivation at low levels, but it hasn’t lowered heroin availability in Europe. Why?

The proposal by Brazil and Colombia’s presidents is controversial and flawed. But it’s still better than leaving the Maduro regime in power.

The WHO’s declaration that mpox is now an emergency underscores how little has been done to shore up global health infrastructure.

After stealing Venezuela’s presidential election, the Maduro regime has only ramped up its repression. But the opposition hasn’t surrendered.

Years of political turmoil and economic problems led to a landslide victory for the Labour Party in July’s general elections. But the U.K.’s future remains uncertain, and the lack of clarity has global implications.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed the country’s PM, while Japan’s leader said he will step down next month.

The U.S. and Europe are repeating many of the mistakes they made in trying to head off previous conflicts in the Middle East.

Latin America’s “Green Wave” has won a string of recent abortion rights victories. But it isn’t immune to the global backlash to reproductive rights.

France now views the contested Western Sahara territory as part of Morocco. The change has little to do with reviving the peace process.

With a weakened Berlin, the German-EU relationship is set for a fair share of challenges. But German buy-in is still necessary in Brussels.