BriefingSouth America Arce and Morales Are Now Battling for Control of Bolivia’s Courts Thomas GrahamJun 18, 2024June 18, 2024 Judicial elections that were supposed to have been held last year are now the crux of a power struggle in Bolivia’s ruling party. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
BriefingNorth America The Backlash Against Drug Decriminalization Is Drawing the Wrong Lessons Benoît GomisJun 17, 2024June 17, 2024 Politicization puts an end to Oregon and British Columbia’s short-lived experiments with drug decriminalization. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
ColumnSouth America Peru’s Unpopular Politicians Are Taking the State Down With Them James BosworthJun 17, 2024June 17, 2024 Peru’s president and Congress are deeply unpopular. That’s not keeping them from undoing the country’s democracy. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
ColumnWestern Europe The Tories’ Demise Will Reconfigure U.K. Politics Alexander ClarksonJun 12, 2024June 12, 2024 The Conservative Party’s looming decimation in U.K. elections will reshape a British political order that once seemed eternal. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
ColumnChina For Xi, Growing China’s Economy Isn’t Enough Mary GallagherJun 11, 2024June 11, 2024 President Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s economic future is about a lot more than growth. It’s also a huge gamble. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
BriefingSoutheast Asia Anwar’s Foreign Policy Dithering Is Exacerbating Malaysia’s Challenges Joshua KurlantzickJun 10, 2024June 10, 2024 Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim has largely failed on both foreign and domestic policy, and these failures appear to be mutually reinforcing. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
BriefingEast Africa Somalia’s Constitutional Revision Is Deepening Political Divisions Omar MahmoodJun 7, 2024June 7, 2024 President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is determined to finalize Somalia’s provisional constitution. But rushing the process is creating problems. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
BriefingSouth America Venezuela’s Election Outcome Isn’t a Done Deal Just Yet Mark FeiersteinJun 6, 2024June 6, 2024 Observers assume Maduro will try to stay in power at all costs if he loses. But that would be highly risky for him and his allies. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
ColumnCaribbean Biden Tries to Strike a Delicate Balance With New Cuba Policies Frida GhitisJun 6, 2024June 6, 2024 President Biden loosened restrictions and sanctions on Cuba in a delicate effort to thread a difficult political needle. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
BriefingTurkey A Weakened Erdogan Is Still Bad News for Turkey’s Democracy Howard EissenstatJun 5, 2024June 6, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political position is weaker than it has been in nearly a decade. That’s bad news for Turkey’s democracy. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
ColumnWestern Europe Campaign Messaging Can’t Save Sunak and Britain’s Tories Alexander ClarksonJun 5, 2024June 5, 2024 Campaign messaging alone can’t help British PM Rishi Sunak overcome the Tory Party’s disarray in upcoming elections. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)
ColumnMexico Sheinbaum Needs to Deliver Real Transformation for Mexico James BosworthJun 3, 2024June 3, 2024 Mexico needs another transformation. To make it happen, President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum will need to break away from her predecessor. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window)