The succession from Queen Elizabeth II to Charles could accelerate anti-monarchy movements in countries where the Crown is still head of state.

Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch of fourteen countries in addition to the United Kingdom. Barbados’s transition to a republic has revived debate over the future of the Crown.

Israel reportedly used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware as a diplomatic bargaining chip, and its misuse by many governments has intensified the bigger debate about surveillance technology.

The murder of Haiti’s embattled president stands to deepen the country’s political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.

To combat climate change, governments and institutions should increase their funding to poorer nations to pay for adaptation and mitigation measures.