An extraordinary wave of protest has sweptBelarussince its presidential election onAugust 9. The incumbent president,Aleksandr Lukashenko, claimed to have won reelection with 80.1 percent of the vote…

Europehas been a geopolitical nonentity since the 1990s. With the largest economy in the world, 450 million people, and defense spending comparable toRussia's, the continent could be a colossus…

This week, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, kicked off a diplomatic tour across the Middle East, as he hopes to establish further normalized relations between Israel and the Arab states. This trip…

The United Stateshas long made containingIrana focus of its efforts in theMiddle East, from troop deployments to diplomatic dealmaking. But so far, containment has largely failed. Since 2018, the…

President Trump last week redoubled his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq “shortly” during a meeting with the county’s new prime minister. “We were there, and now we’re getting out. We’ll be…

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the reactions of populist leaders in democratic countries such asthe United States,Hungary, andBrazilwere predictable. In their trademark style, the populists…

As theU.S.presidential election onNovember 4approaches, many Americans have braced for interference from Moscow. The only question, seemingly, is what form the meddling will take: Should Americans…

The massive explosion that tore through the port ofBeiruton the evening ofAugust 4left more than 200 people dead, 6,000 injured, and a quarter of a million homeless. In the frenzied hours afterward,…

OnJune 13, 2020,Black Lives Matter(BLM) activists gathered in London’sTrafalgar Squareto call for the eradication of racism and white supremacy. With their fists raised high, the activists, mostly…

Last year’s December election gave the Conservatives an 80-seat majority, which has effectively gave them the ability to pass legislation with little to no opposition. Critically, the election served…