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November 30, 2018

Mexico
Lopez Obrador Spells Trouble for Mexico

His personalistic presidency threatens years of hard-won institutional gains.

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador takes part in an indigenous ceremony during the AMLO Fest at Zocalo square in Mexico City, Mexico.

March 2, 2017

United Kingdom
The Scottish Play: Will Brexit Spell the End of a United Kingdom?

The decision by British voters last June to leave the European Union (EU) has thrown that bloc into turmoil. But its implications for Great Britain could be even more profound, portending the dissolu…

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March 17, 2016

Brazil
Do Brazil’s Street Protests Spell the End for Rousseff?

Brazil’s drama has escalated at breakneck speed. On March 4, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was detained for questioning. On March 8, construction magnate Marcelo Odebrecht was sentenced …

February 20, 2024

Nigeria
A Tragedy Sixty-Four Years in the Making

The crisis in Nigeria offers a rare opportunity to rethink the moral foundations of the Nigerian state.

Members of the Nigerian Labor Union march during a protest against fuel price hikes and rising costs, in Abuja, Nigeria on August 2, 2023.

October 25, 2023

Mozambique
A Foreboding Set of Local Elections in Mozambique

The government’s heavy-handed response to recent local elections may spell trouble for Mozambique’s security and democracy prospects. 

Two people walk by Mozambique police forces guarding the Technical Secretariat of Electoral Administration in Maputo Mozambique on October 17, 2023.

November 10, 2023

Defense and Security
Thanking America’s Veterans

Veterans Day recognizes those who have served in the United States’ armed forces.

A U.S. soldier as viewed saluting the American flag.