Latin America’s anti-incumbency wave rolls through Argentina; Governments look to lithium to spur industrialization; assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate reveals state capture by organized crime.
Three decades after the fight for multiparty democracy in Africa, many on the continent still face sham elections, restrictions of rights, and few improvements.
The Palestinian armed group has struggled to govern Gaza. Yet, it remains committed to resisting Israel and unlikely to reconcile with Palestinian leadership in the West Bank.
Backgrounderby Zachary Laub and Kali Robinson August 8, 2023
Though Bangladeshi citizens are pessimistic about the state of the economy and elections, the government’s policies on infrastructure and development have buoyed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s public support.
Blog Postby David Hoogstra and Geoffrey Macdonald August 8, 2023
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The coup in Niger, once seen as the cornerstone of U.S. counterterrorism efforts in West Africa, now threatens wider regional instability and could potentially open the door to further Russian influence.
On June 26, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea Policy held a virtual workshop on U.S.-South Korean policy coordination toward China on democratic values and human rights.
The progressive Move Forward party will not be included in the next government. Instead, the Pheu Thai party, which won the second-highest number of seats, will lead a government without Move Forward.
Petro’s response to son’s arrest proves his commitment to democracy; Chile’s constitutional rewrite is becoming a headache for the right; Kenya’s promise to lead Haiti mission wins praise abroad.
The second workshop for the project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge examined the prospects for enhanced U.S.-South Korean normative cooperation and alignment.
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