In the short term, Erdogan is focused on shoring up his base and returning to his tried and true authoritarian tools of vilification and punitive measures against perceived “enemies of the nation.” The road back from authoritarianism will be neither short nor easy.
There’s no denying that the European Parliament elections strengthened Russia’s influence in Europe and weakened Ukraine’s hand.
South Korea is making efforts to more actively engage with Africa and the Middle East. It’s part of Seoul’s broader geopolitical ambitions.
The EU’s decision to impose additional tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles marks the culmination of a number of trends in global politics.
Moscow has repeatedly demonstrated that it has the capacity to destabilize the international order, but it has not demonstrated the capacity to fill the vacuums it exploits.
The Conservative Party’s looming decimation in U.K. elections will reshape a British political order that once seemed eternal.
Reducing the gender gap in political leadership is a worthy goal. But we can’t assume that doing so will alone solve gender inequality.
Despite the enormity of the crisis, the civil war in Sudan has received little to no international attention. The failure ultimately amounts to a choice.
President Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s economic future is about a lot more than growth. It’s also a huge gamble.
The idea of reintroducing conscription is being met with opposition from virtually every corner—including the military establishment.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call snap elections may have been shocking, but it’s consistent with the logic of his presidency.
Russia’s military exercises in the Caribbean, alongside Cuba and Venezuela, coincide with two overlapping challenges in the region.
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim has largely failed on both foreign and domestic policy, and these failures appear to be mutually reinforcing.
Rather than simply a reversal of globalization, the international order is undergoing a complex restructuring. Roland Benedikter dubs it “reglobalization.”
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is determined to finalize Somalia’s provisional constitution. But rushing the process is creating problems.
The Normandy invasion had a significant and lasting effect on international politics, shaping the rest of the 20th century and even today.
The tone of these European parliamentary elections feel different than past votes. That’s because the very nature of the EU has changed.