As 2021 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.

Numerous countries will hold elections in 2021. Here are ten to watch. 

Iraq faces an uphill battle in meeting its obligations to the historic production cut agreement reached by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other major producers such as R…

Authoritarians are on the rise around the world, but history shows they’re mostly helpless.

Turkey’s Islamist president is the first civilian with control over his country’s military—and you can tell by the results.