List of Politics articles
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Workers haul part of a fiber optic cable onto the shore at the Kenyan port town of Mombasa in 2009. The Next Superpower Battlefield Could Be Under the Sea in Africa
U.S. assistance in developing tech infrastructure could help achieve Washington’s strategic and diplomatic goals by countering Russia and China.
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People walk past a Kremlin star bearing the letter Z. Staring Down the Black Hole of Russia’s Future
A Ukrainian victory may be the country’s only chance at long-term salvation.
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Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu (R) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu (L) look on during the presentation of the certificate of return to the president-elect by the INEC in Abuja on March 1. It’s Tinubu’s Turn to Fix Nigeria’s Broken System
For the president-elect to make the next four years a success for Nigeria, he’ll have to create a new political ethos for his country.
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A protester is sprayed by a water cannon while taunting Georgian riot police during clashes near the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi. Georgians Lean West—and Into the Water Cannons
Tbilisi looks to crack down, Moscow-style, on NGOs and free expression.
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A man reads newspaper at a newsstand as candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu is declared president-elect after the presidential election in Lagos, on March 1. Bola Tinubu’s Pyrrhic Victory
Nigeria’s new president will immediately face pressures from within his party, the opposition, and the majority of voters who didn’t back him.
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German Defence minister and newly-appointed EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen (R) and EU Parliament's political group EPP president Manfred Weber arrive for a meeting during the first plenary session of the newly elected European Assembly at the European Parliament on July 3, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France. It’s Ursula von der Leyen’s Europe—for Now
Europe’s president has won high marks from everyone—except the allies she might need for a second term.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to deliver his annual state of the nation address in Moscow on Feb. 21. The World Isn’t Slipping Away From the West
The United States and Europe get a few things wrong about global attitudes toward Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meet at the White House in Washington, D.C. Lula’s Out to Get Brazil’s Global Mojo Back
Like Biden, Brazil’s old-new president inherited a mess on the international stage.
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People watch an Independent National Electoral Commission official in Nigeria. U.S. Hailed Nigeria Election Results While Election Observers Cried Foul
When and how Washington congratulates foreign leaders on contentious election victories matters.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey’s Balancing Act Between Putin and the West
Turkey’s marriage of convenience with Russia may give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan what he needs to win upcoming elections.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sideline of the G-20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi on March 2. U.S. Foreign Policy Must Consider the Global South
As long-marginalized countries seek to exert their power on the world stage, policymakers in Washington need a new framework.
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A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait in a queue during a World Food Program cash distribution in Kabul. How to Deal With the Taliban
Inside the debate over whether the West should engage the regime.
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A voter casts her ballot in Nigeria. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Feb. 25: Nigeria votes, Finland builds a border wall, and Israel escalates repression.
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Policemen stand guard along a street in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Feb. 1. The Deep Roots of Pakistan’s Terrorism Crisis
Considering some militants as instruments of regional influence while fighting others has had disastrous consequences.
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Australian Greens Sen. Lidia Thorpe speaks to a crowd. Australians Can’t Agree on the Voice
Most of the country wants the government to do more for Indigenous Australians. So why is a proposal to achieve that so fraught?
