As Liberia heads to a closely contested runoff election, the possibilities are decidedly limited. 

By 2020, with the state of democracy already in dire shape, it seemed that things couldn’t get worse. And yet, in the past few years, they have.

China’s economic rise in Southeast Asia may have been unstoppable, but Washington has done itself no favors in the competition for economic influence.

A successful reform of the system is essential not only to reducing poverty, but also to restoring public faith in the country’s democracy.