List of Politics articles
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U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol depart following a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House. The U.S. Needs to Talk to North Korea Any Way It Can
Pushing Seoul into engagement with Pyongyang is hard but vital.
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A Ukrainian volunteer group Brave to Rebuild helps Ukraine Starts to Rebuild After Russia’s Rampage
But some damage can’t be fixed by bricks and mortar.
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Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing Austria Freedom Party, speaks at a rally of people protesting against coronavirus-related restrictions and a coming vaccination mandate in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2022. Austria’s Far Right Is Back on Top
Four years after a major scandal ousted it from government, the party is leading national polls again.
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Activists protest near the Presidential Office in Seoul on April 21, ahead of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s planned visit to Washington. A Nuclear South Korea Is a Dangerous Miscalculation
At their upcoming summit, Biden needs to let Yoon know there would be consequences for breaking Seoul’s nonproliferation promises.
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Lula and Xi walk side by side in front of a military honor guard. Why Lula’s Visit to Beijing Matters More Than Macron’s
The world’s economic dynamism is shifting to the global south.
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a statement in Guatemala City. Taiwan Isn’t Playing Dollar Diplomacy Anymore
Taipei can’t outspend Beijing to win friends. But it’s got other things going for it.
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Supporters of the newly elected president of Montenegro, Jakov Milatovic, celebrate his victory with a Serbian flag in Podgorica, Montenegro. Serbia Is Taking a Page Out of Russia’s Book
Putin’s pursuit of a “Russian world” is rekindling Serbian expansionism in the Balkans.
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An illustration shows Turkish President Erdogan waving against a Turkish flag background. What Happens When a Turkish President Loses an Election? No One Knows.
Erdogan has few role models for how to peacefully concede power.
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Muslim worshippers pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at al-Hara al-Rabaa Mosque in Khartoum, Sudan. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of April 15: Fighting breaks out in Sudan, Ukraine gets new weapons, and Erdogan tries to woo voters.
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Newspapers in Tehran feature stories about the China-brokered deal to restore ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia on March 11. Adam Tooze: A New Middle East?
How the reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia could reorder the region.
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Joe Biden meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2023. Ursula von der Leyen Might Be Too Pro-American for Europe
The president of the European Commission has Washington’s back on China—but does she have Europe’s?
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Maduro, wearing a red shirt, gives a speech in a crowd. Why Maduro Is Courting Evangelicals Ahead of the 2024 Election
Their support could be key to Venezuela’s president regaining international recognition.
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Bharatiya Janata Party supporters await the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai, India. Modi’s Marketing Muscle
The prime minister has turned India’s G-20 leadership into a nonstop advertisement for its growing clout.
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Relatives and security officials offer funeral prayers for policemen killed by a roadside bomb in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The Taliban Are Throwing Pakistan a Googly
Extremism, more than all the other crises, challenges Pakistan’s very survival.
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A man walks past campaign banner of Lagos gubernatorial candidate of Labour Party Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in Lagos, on March 7. Is the Party Over in Nigeria?
Personality rules in a country where political parties were once kingmakers.