March 18, 2019
NigeriaFebruary’s presidential election does not inspire confidence in the democratic trajectory of Africa’s most populous country.
August 6, 2018
IranThe United States has reactivated sanctions against Iran that could trigger the collapse of the multilateral Iran nuclear deal.
October 14, 2019
HungaryHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party has become the symbol of European populism. How will Europe’s mainstream parties respond?
September 14, 2018
South KoreaCan South Korea’s Moon Jae-in broker a process for North Korean denuclearization acceptable to both Washington and Pyongyang?
September 27, 2018
IranDespite the sharp exchanges between the U.S. and Iranian presidents at the United Nations, new negotiations may not be so far-fetched as sanctions intensify against Tehran.
October 12, 2018
Climate ChangeA recent study by noted climate scientists is particularly bad news for the planet’s most vulnerable regions, including the Arctic and small Pacific islands.
October 18, 2018
ItalyItaly’s populist government has relished defying the European Union, and its latest showdown with Brussels could threaten the continent’s fragile recovery—and the global economy.
November 15, 2018
IndiaOne of Asia’s most important annual economic gatherings still does not include India, a flaw that undermines efforts to expand trade and innovation throughout the region.
November 26, 2018
NicaraguaPolitical and economic unrest in Nicaragua could stoke the flames in a region where insecurity has forced tens of thousands to flee in recent years.
November 28, 2018
North KoreaRamped-up diplomacy in 2018 has eased tensions on the Korean Peninsula and led to a one-year halt in missile testing. But Pyongyang has not yet taken credible steps toward denuclearization.