List of Politics articles
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Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy talks to members of the media following the first debate of the Republican presidential primary season in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vivek Ramaswamy’s Foreign Policies Raise Eyebrows in Washington
The GOP’s rising star offers up a grab bag of ideas cribbed from Eminem to Richard Nixon.
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. salutes as he walks by a row of U.S. soldiers at an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Can the U.S. Rewrite Its Tortured History of Aid to the Philippines?
A military long shaped by Washington’s priorities now needs to modernize.
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Macron and Bongo, both smiling, sit side by side. Macron is reaching over and grasping Bongo's hand in a friendly gesture. France’s Concern for Gabon’s Democracy Is Too Little, Too Late
Paris is complicit in the lack of social and democratic progress that prompted the coup.
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An illustration shows the G-7 logo as a steering wheel of a ship with the flagged boats of India, South Korea, and Australia on the horizon. The G-7 Becomes a Power Player
Russia’s war and China’s rise are turning a talking shop into a fledgling alliance of democracies.
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Officers of the Niger National Police and Nigerien soldiers stand guard during a demonstration outside the Nigerien and French air bases in Niamey. How U.N. Peacekeeping Accidentally Fuels Africa’s Coups
Foreign funds can produce stronger and less accountable militaries.
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A close-up image shows Sisi's face with a serious expression. Egypt’s Sisi Rules by Fear—and Is Ruled by It
By falsely labeling all critics as Muslim Brotherhood shills, the Egyptian president shows how scared he really is.
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Tourists look up at a giant buddha statue carved into the side of a mountain. China Is Closing In on Itself
The absence of foreigners in the country is a symptom of China’s restrictive, security-driven view of the world.
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Chilean President Gabriel Boric and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez smiles as they walk side-by-side in front of a large white building. Boric wears a dark suit and carries a pair of glasses in his hand. AOC wears a white pantsuit and waves to viewers behind the camera. The American Left Realigns Its Relationship to Latin America
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives visited Brazil, Chile, and Colombia to show how the United States could strengthen ties in the region.
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Protesters denounce the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan outside the Lahore High Court. Imran Khan Is Just the Beginning of Pakistan’s Democratic Woes
The country’s democratic backsliding goes further than the embattled former prime minister—and further back.
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Protesters cheer for Nigerien troops as they gather in front of the French Embassy in Niamey. Is Niger’s Coup the Sahel’s Last Straw?
Calls grow for Washington to reset its Africa strategy, but old habits die hard.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi raises one hand to gesture as he speaks to the audience at a plenary session at the BRICS summit. He sits in a leather chair beside a microphone in a darkened room. Modi’s ‘Tiger Warrior’ Diplomacy Is Harming India’s Interests
Hindu nationalist attitudes are alienating other nations.
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Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji enjoys an ice cake to celebrate his third birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington. The Panda Party’s Almost Over
Three of Washington’s most beloved residents are heading back home, ending an era amid frostiness in U.S.-China relations.
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Olaf Scholz waits for the start of a TV interview ahead of the upcoming 2021 federal elections in Berlin on August 15, 2021. Welcome to the West’s Olaf Scholz Era
Germany’s chancellor represents—for better or worse—the future of progressive politics.
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A Wagner fighter pays tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin at a makeshift memorial in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. A Dead Prigozhin Won’t Stop Tales of a Weak Putin
Interpretations of the Wagner saga are more imaginative than analytical.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, pauses after drawing a red line on a graphic of a bomb while discussing Iran during an address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2012 in New York. Bibi Isn’t Serious About Preventing a Regional Nuclear Arms Race
Benjamin Netanyahu has long warned of the perils of a nuclear Middle East. Now he seems willing to allow Saudi nukes in exchange for normalization.
