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After stealing Venezuela’s presidential election, the Maduro regime has only ramped up its repression. But the opposition hasn’t surrendered.

Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian region of Kursk could have many drivers. But the political landscape in the United States can’t be discounted.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed the country’s PM, while Japan’s leader said he will step down next month.

The U.S. and Europe are repeating many of the mistakes they made in trying to head off previous conflicts in the Middle East.

Latin America’s “Green Wave” has won a string of recent abortion rights victories. But it isn’t immune to the global backlash to reproductive rights.

Ukraine now controls 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory, the result of a risky incursion that could prove fruitful for Kyiv’s war strategy.

France now views the contested Western Sahara territory as part of Morocco. The change has little to do with reviving the peace process.

With a weakened Berlin, the German-EU relationship is set for a fair share of challenges. But German buy-in is still necessary in Brussels.

The Paris Olympics were nothing short of a soft power master class. Can France’s president leverage them for his foreign policy?

Elon Musk’s ownership of X is undermining the positive uses of social media. As recent events in the U.K. show, that’s bad for democracy.

Erdogan’s grand gestures and powerful rhetoric are all about allowing Turkey to punch above its weight with minimal costs. It’s paid off so far.

The politicization, intentional or not, of the atomic bombing commemoration in Nagasaki once again raises the angst around the nuclear taboo.

Senegal’s new leaders, President Faye and Prime Minister Sonko, promised a radical break with the past administration. Can they deliver?

The academic study of international relations is valuable even if it can’t solve the world’s problem single-handedly.

Carles Puigdemont, the leader-in-exile of Catalonia’s separatist movement, returned to Barcelona today in an act of desperation.

The leftist leaders of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia are trying to pressure Maduro to negotiate a way out of Venezuela’s election crisis.

Viktor Orban has long drawn Brussels’ ire. With Hungary now holding the EU’s rotating presidency, he could do more damage than ever before.