Newsletter Archive

Russia’s veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution extending oversight of sanctions on North Korea ends what had been a geopolitical consensus.

Turkish President Erdogan’s party has its sight set on reclaiming control of Istanbul’s mayoral office. If it doesn’t, Erdogan may adjust his foreign policy.

Cuba’s economic crisis has left the country’s leadership in a double bind—and underscores how much Cuba’s fortunes have changed in less than a decade.

Senegal elected a new president, the U.S. allowed a U.N. resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza to pass, and Venezuela’s political crisis worsened.

Having failed in protecting the Russian population—a hallmark of President Vladimir Putin’s political brand—Moscow now seems intent on avenging the attack.

Argentine President Javier Milei’s shock therapy has produced some short-term progress. His long-term success may be jeopardized by his firebrand character.

With climate change affecting weather patterns, water scarcity is no longer an exceptional story—it is now a throughline in global politics.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after just over a year in office, likely the result of the country’s long-running anti-corruption campaign.

The Biden administration’s criticisms of Israel have ramped up significantly, creating tensions between the U.S. and Israel that will have implications in both countries.

President Vladimir Putin went to great lengths to ensure there were no surprises in Russia’s undemocratic election over the weekend.

Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from prison yesterday alongside his key ally, just over a week ahead of the country’s presidential election.

The world’s poorest countries have yet to regain their pre-pandemic development levels, a sign that the gap between the world’s most-developed and least-developed economies may be widening.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today that would force the Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular social media platform TikTok or face a ban in the United States.

The United States’ planned sea route for delivering aid to Gaza is yet another reflection of how politically costly the Israel-Hamas war has become for the U.S. and President Joe Biden.

The far-right party Chega surged in Portugal’s elections, signaling the end of Portuguese “exceptionalism” and bringing the country in line with much of Europe.

Back-to-back mass abductions in Nigeria in the past week serve as a reminder that the country’s security crises have not subsided. If anything, they’ve worsened.

The U.S. is reportedly pressing Haitian PM Ariel Henry to step down amid a standoff between Henry and an alliance of gangs calling for him to resign.