List of Politics articles
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Afghans living in India take part in a demonstration outside the UNHCR office in New Delhi. For Afghan Refugees, India Is Far From a Safe Haven
New Delhi isn’t a party to the U.N. Refugee Convention—leaving migrants in legal limbo.
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Police officers patrol a neighborhood amid gang-related violence in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More Police Won’t Solve Haiti’s Crisis
Gang leaders in the country aren’t independent warlords. They are part of how the state functions.
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, followed by Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, inspects a guard of honor at the Istana presidential palace. Do Democracies Always Deliver?
As authoritarian capitalism gains credibility, free societies must overcome their internal weaknesses.
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Volunteers carry a huge rainbow flag during a parade as part of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival in Seoul, South Korea. In Seoul, Pride Strikes Back
South Korean LGBTQ+ groups fight for their rights as far-right politicians and religious groups attempt to block Pride parades.
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Campaign posters hang from lampposts in eastern Germany. Germany’s Far Right Sees Its Opening (Again)
The AfD is on the rise nationally, notching a mayoral win and matching the Social Democrats in polls. Can it last?
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Smoke rises from a bonfire near graffiti reading "The police kills" during clashes with police in the streets of Lyon, France. Why France Is Burning
A shocking video sparked massive riots and has reignited the debate on police violence in the banlieues.
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A Bhutanese refugee woman washes dishes in the Beldangi refugee camp in Damak. Nepal Shaken by Fake Bhutanese Refugee Scam
A weary Nepali public hopes for a rare victory against corruption.
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A demonstrator waves an Egyptian flag on a rooftop overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Lessons for the Next Arab Spring
Ten years after Egypt’s coup, Washington has yet to learn that authoritarian stability is an illusion.
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Two people wearing blue scrubs each hold a panda cub, roughly the size of a breadbox. The panda on the left has its eyes closed as it rests its chin on the person's arm. The panda on the right has its head tilted, and its pink tongue sticks out of its mouth. How China’s Panda Diplomacy Opened Hearts, Minds, and Borders
Beijing’s strategy isn’t always black and white—except when it is.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street in London. Will Disunity Drive the Tories Out of Downing Street?
A new book charts the troubled path of the U.K. Conservative Party in the wake of Brexit.
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A French National Police officer secures the entrance to a building in Nantes, France. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of June 24: Putin battles a coup attempt, Guatemalans head to the polls, and riots erupt in France.
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Migrants crowded on the deck of a rescue ship look out at the sea beneath a cloudy sky, watching a French Coast Guard patrol boat approach their ship in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The World’s Immigration Policies Are Outdated. Here’s How to Catch Up.
The nature of global migration has transformed since rules were put in place in 1951.
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Santiago Abascal, the leader of far-right party Vox, arrives for the parliamentary debate on the State of the Nation at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid. The Far Right in Spain Is Different
Vox could unseat Pedro Sánchez in snap elections. How do you beat such an unusual party?
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A man walks down a dirt road as smoke billows in southern Khartoum. Support Sudan’s Revolution, Not an Elite Peace Deal
Foreign powers’ obsessive focus on a transition process empowered generals and weakened democracy activists, paving the way to war.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian shakes hands with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, in Tehran. The Middle East Might Be Moving Toward Stability
Heightened great power competition is allowing nations to make deals in their own best interests.
