Domestic Politics Archive

Under a second Trump administration, democracy would be a non-issue abroad and in grave danger at home.

Georgia’s contested elections may have been the last gasp for Tbilisi’s EU accession efforts. That’s a major victory for Russia.

The U.K.’s Labour government’s first budget since returning to power shows seriousness in terms of policy. But politically, it’s risky.

The U.S. media landscape has fractured into separate partisan spaces that disagree over basic facts and constitutional norms.

There is no free trade candidate running in the U.S. election. But Trump and Harris use protectionism for very different goals.

The stakes for Central America in the U.S. presidential election are high. And the contrast between Trump’s and Harris’ likely policies is striking.

Japan’s long dominant party lost its majority for the first time in 15 years, while Georgia’s vote could set the country on course for crisis.

If he wins the U.S. election, Donald Trump will try to return U.S. trade policy to the 1800s. A lot has changed in the world since then.

Ghana is lauded in the West for its stable democracy. But under the surface, fragility is threatening the country’s democratic foundations.

Indonesia’s new president has a past littered with human rights abuses. That bodes poorly for his presidency.

Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed at least four times over the weekend, the latest development in a broader economic crisis facing the country.

Several EU member states have backtracked on LGBTQ+ rights in recent years. Brussels is doing little to stop them.

Governments’ responses to natural disasters have always been politicized. Trump’s use of Hurricanes Helene and Milton is different.

Despite its professed secularism, India’s opposition Congress party is failing to protect Muslims from Hindu nationalist violence.

Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, saying they were part of a campaign of violence and intimidation against Indian dissidents in the country.

Facing economic headwinds, the Chinese government wants to boost confidence. Xi’s suspicion of stimulus may make that impossible.

Despite progress in recent years, political intimidation is still creating a fraught media environment in Bulgaria, threatening its democratic credentials.