Most Southeast Asian governments have issued muted statements regarding Israel's war with Hamas, except for Indonesia and Malaysia, the two largest Muslim-majority countries in the region.

Three decades after the fight for multiparty democracy in Africa, many on the continent still face sham elections, restrictions of rights, and few improvements.

Western liberal democracy in Africa

Across the continent, ill-conceived security arrangements are having unintended consequences 

Walking on eggshells with South Africa only obscures an increasingly discordant U.S.-South Africa relationship.