The region’s fast-growing but fragile democracies have been susceptible to strongmen and autocratic-leaning populists in recent years, propelled by concerns over inequality, crime, and dysfunctional …

The United States and Russia are at odds on so many issues that the upcoming summit could convince their two presidents to give up on better relations and accept estrangement.

Thailand will go through the motions of free elections in March, but the likely result will be entrenched authoritarian rule and further instability.

February’s presidential election does not inspire confidence in the democratic trajectory of Africa’s most populous country.

Indonesia’s high-stakes vote for president is likely to result in more political stagnation for the world’s third-largest democracy.