A Russian court will deliver the final verdict for opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s trial on “extremism” charges; eight South American heads of state meet in Belém, Brazil to try to strengthen a co…

How does a war end? In this special episode, Why It Matters speaks with CFR President Richard Haass on the conflict in Ukraine. We ask if and how this war can come to a close and discuss what comprom…

Egypt hosts the Arab League summit; Palestine is set to join the International Criminal Court and Nigerians vote for a new president.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on an immigration case, President Barack Obama travels to Saudi Arabia and Europe, and the UN holds a special session on the global drug problem.

The United Kingdom’s political crisis continues, an international court rules on China’s claim to the South China Sea, and Beijing hosts an EU-China summit.