List of Politics articles
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits for the arrival of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. India Can Still Be a Bridge to the Global South
As G-20 president this year, New Delhi must secure greater climate financing and a debt restructuring plan for developing countries.
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A member of security for the Israeli Bracha settlement gestures amid clashes between settlers and Palestinians in Burin village, after settlers reportedly set cars on fire in the village in the occupied West Bank on Feb. 25. Unconditional U.S. Support of Israel Fuels Jewish Extremist Violence
The Israeli far right sees Washington’s refusal to get tough on Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as a green light for ethnic cleansing.
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A person waits for the start of the 11th emergency special session of the General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City. The U.N. Has Turned Turtle on the Ukraine War
A paralyzed Security Council and a toothless General Assembly can’t come to grips with Russia’s challenge to the international order.
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People protest French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plan. France’s Labor Pains
Despite more than a month of paralyzing strikes, France’s unions are bleeding members, influence, and prestige.
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Jewher Ilham testifies during a hearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Western Academics Are Fighting for Disappeared Friends in Xinjiang
Mourning has consumed Xinjiang scholars for a region they can no longer reach.
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Mourners attend the funeral for killed Ukrainian serviceman and anti-corruption activist Roman Ratushny (portrait) at a cemetery in Kyiv on June 18, 2022. War Hasn’t Deterred Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Fighters
Activists argue the struggles for state transparency and national liberation are one and the same.
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People arrive for a rally in Rome. Italy’s Opposition Wonders if It’s Time to Get Radical Again
After an electoral drubbing, some are hoping for a socialist revival.
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Gautam Adani speaks at an investor summit in Gandhinagar, India, on Jan. 12, 2011. Gautam Adani and the New Indian Capitalism
The businessman has roots in Gujarat, but he resembles past Southeast Asian tycoons who formed monopolies through political patronage.
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A man walks past a mural depicting Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in Awka, Nigeria, on Feb. 24. What Would It Mean for Nigeria to Elect an Igbo President?
Peter Obi doesn’t want to be defined by his ethnicity. But in a country still haunted by the Biafran War, his election would be a symbolic milestone.
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A Ukrainian flag is readied to be unfurled. A Surreal Evening at the Russian Embassy
Caviar and vodka on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Feb. 18: Russia’s war in Ukraine hits the one-year mark, Somali refugees flee to Ethiopia, and floods slam Brazil.
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German politician Christian Schmidt looks on as he officially takes office as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Aug. 2, 2021. Bosnia’s Peace Envoy Is Caught in a Political Tug of War
Constitutional changes orchestrated by German diplomat Christian Schmidt have led to stalemate, but he won’t compromise.
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Tunisian demonstrators raise flags and protest placards as they take to the streets of the capital Tunis, on January 14, 2023, to protest against their president. Young Tunisians Don’t Trust Kais Saied Anymore
Those who once supported the president and his coup are starting to doubt his ability to rescue the country amid an economic crisis.
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A medic prepares a drip aboard the Turkish warship TCG Sancaktar, which is ready to receive and treat victims of the recent earthquake, in the port of Iskenderun, Turkey, on Feb. 19. Why Was Turkey’s Military MIA After the Earthquake?
In 1999, the military was quick to respond to disaster. In 2023, Erdogan’s reforms left it hobbled and unprepared.
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Protesters wave Israeli flags in front of a large banner showing a scowling Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu Faces His Own ‘Israeli Spring’
Protesters in Israel are rallying to oppose an extremist and fundamentalist government that is trying to change the status quo and reshape the country’s character.
