Diplomacy & Politics Archive

Senegal’s president received a clear mandate from voters for a second time this year. But with that mandate comes high expectations.

Instead of choosing between the U.S. and China, many Southeast Asian states are building ties with middle powers like Japan and Australia.

With state responses often inadequate, more and more NGOs are stepping up to make sure human rights laws are enforced.

Biden and Xi’s meeting at the 2024 APEC summit was important for U.S.-China relations. The looming return of Donald Trump may make it irrelevant.

Consensus is growing for a United Nations peacekeeping mission for Haiti. But nonmilitary approaches should be explored too.

Hosting an APEC summit should have been an opportunity for Peru. Instead, it was dominated by popular protests raging outside.

After parliamentary elections, Sri Lanka’s new president now has a commanding majority to pass his reform agenda.

What was billed as the “year of election” ended up being a clear example of how international events affect domestic political outcomes.

In the face of youth mobilization, Uganda’s longtime ruler is increasingly turning to trumped-up charges against opposition activists.

Even as Israel remains locked in multiple wars with no end in sight, the country’s real existential challenge lies within.

Donald Trump has more to gain by working with Mexico than by trying to intimidate it into submission. President Sheinbaum needs to show him that.

Italy’s president rebuked comments made by Elon Musk, previewing what may become a common issue as Musk enters the Trump administration.

Trump will damage U.S. democracy and global stability, but infighting among his coalition is likely to limit his authoritarian reach.

Tuvalu recently signed a climate migration agreement with Australia. Experts think it could be a model for other countries.

Haiti’s transitional council fired the country’s PM, the latest in a series of negative developments as the country’s security crisis continues to worsen.

Elon Musk appears to have come out on top with Donald Trump’s election victory. But his car company, Tesla, may not fare so well.

A contested election is testing Georgia’s democracy and its pro-Western shift, with implications for the South Caucasus.