Organized crime’s hold on local governments fuels record election violence; Europe’s cocaine pipeline shifting to the Southern Cone.

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: China’s effort to solve its economic woes by doubling down on exports is creating a policy challeng…

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Many Republicans have lost faith in their party’s traditional embrace of internationalism.

Migration will rise this summer, inflaming U.S. politics; Brazil’s risky bet on soy.

President Biden wants to modernize the federal student loan system. The U.S. Postal Service and Affordable Care Act can show him how.

More than a mere automobile, the sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Nigeria is rich in social meaning.

Economic development work is aimed at long-term change in the world’s poorest countries.

The U.S. likes talking about the dominance of the dollar. But don’t short-change China’s current dominance of manufacturing trade. Trade imbalances need to be taken seriously again.

Internet outages in Chad amid political violence; EU Digital Markets Act takes effect; Indian government to regulate AI; Amazon announces cloud investment in Saudi Arabia; U.S. intervenes after ranso…