December 5, 2019
United KingdomThe United Kingdom holds a pivotal general election, peace talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine continue, and the World Trade Organization grinds to a halt.
November 7, 2019
TurkeyTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the White House, Spaniards hold their fourth general election in four years, and the United States continues trade …
October 17, 2019
SyriaTurmoil continues throughout northern Syria, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson strives for a last-minute Brexit deal, and Canada holds a general election.
September 20, 2018
United Nations General AssemblyA look at President Trump’s UN diplomacy, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the General Assembly, Syria’s war end game generates discussion, and the UN tries to make progress on a global mig…
September 18, 2019
Hong KongEver since protests gained traction in late spring, Hong Kong has been a focal point for international attention. The protests, which drew approximately two million participants at one point, have co…
September 12, 2019
IsraelIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces another general election, Tunisia holds its second democratic election since the 2011 Arab Spring, and the funeral of Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert …
September 27, 2018
United Nations General AssemblyStewart M. Patrick, senior fellow in global governance and director of the International Institutions and Global Governance (IIGG) Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins James M. Lindsay …
May 2, 2019
ThailandThailand coronates a new king, South Africa holds a general election, and chaos persists in Venezuela.
April 11, 2019
LibyaThe United Nations postpones a conference in Libya as the battle for Tripoli continues, Theresa May narrowly avoids a no-deal Brexit, and Indonesia holds a general election.
March 21, 2019
ThailandThailand conducts its first general election since the 2014 military coup, and Kosovo commemorates twenty years since the end of the war.