Halfway through his term, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is moving from bending democratic norms and laws to breaking them—a slide that the U.S. cannot afford to ignore.

As Liberia heads to a closely contested runoff election, the possibilities are decidedly limited. 

To curb violence and drug trafficking, Mexico needs functioning civilian police forces and court systems, not US military strikes and boots on the ground.

Israel at 75 is facing fundamental choices about its identity. 

The electoral strength of the right is pushing Latin America’s leftists away from progressive causes.

The truth is that his tenure as secretary of state was often rocky, and as full of setbacks as acclaim.