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July 29, 2024

Bangladesh
Slowing Protests Reveal Deep-Rooted Political Challenges in Bangladesh

Violent protests in Dhaka may have subsided, but Bangladeshis’ underlying grievances have not.

Police officers wearing riot gear face off in the street against protesters.

July 9, 2024

Latin America
In Latin America, Your Zip Code—Not Just Your Nationality—Determines Whether You Live in a Democracy

Many big cities are doing well, but in flyover country organized crime and corruption often smother democracy.

Photo of the municipality of Jantetelco in Morelos state

May 10, 2024

Asia
What a Second Trump Term Could Mean for Southeast Asia

His aggressive stance toward China could force many in the region to pick a side.

Personal aide John McEntee directs U.S. President Donald Trump as he participates in the U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Manila,

January 29, 2024

Philippines
Marcos Jr. Moves the Philippines Dramatically Closer to the United States

Unlike other Southeast Asian leaders, President Marcos Jr. has chosen to explicitly align the Philippines with the United States and confront China more directly.

Philippine President Marcos wears a white button-down shirt while he walks past white colonnades with U.S. President Biden, who wears a blue suit.

January 17, 2024

Democracy
Political Hurdles on Ukraine’s Way to EU Membership

After the 2013–14 Revolution of Dignity, which overthrew a deeply corrupt, Russian-backed regime, Ukraine declared its ambition to integrate into the Euro-Atlantic community of free-market democracie…

May 15, 2023

Turkey
Turkey’s 2023 Elections: The Day After

On May 14, Turks will be going to the polls in one of the more consequential elections of this year. Turkey is a critical country, and the competing alliances and leaders promise distinct solutions a…

April 8, 2022

Middle East and North Africa
Why Israel Has Been Slow to Support Ukraine

Israel’s government is grappling with a moral imperative to help Ukraine in a war that recalls its own struggle to maintain sovereignty while acknowledging that cooperation with Russia is vital to it…

Three Orthodox Jewish men walk past a massive Ukrainian national flag that is projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City.

October 25, 2023

Turkey
Turkey, the United States, and the Israel-Hamas War

President Erdogan’s recent troubles with the United States have prevented Turkey from playing a potentially constructive role in the early phases of the Israel-Hamas war.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a lectern. Two Turkish flags are seen behind him.