Politics & Foreign Affairs

The world finds itself in a cultural setting in which large swathes of democratic countries place their faith in faux salvific “strongmen,”...

President Donald J. Trump’s well-meaning prospective “Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)” appointment of lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and blanket...

Last month, Global Witness released a report titled “Roots of Resistance: Documenting the Global Struggles of Defenders Protecting Land and...

This year marks 20 years since the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) launched the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI), which...

On July 23, 2025, Indigenous Guatemalan activists descended to the shores of their beloved Lake Atitlán and, with nets, tubs,...

Immigration is a highly contentious and contested issue in France. During the past 20 years, 12 laws have been introduced...

We are now witnessing a major military policy shift with Trump and his Administration's efforts to compel loyalty from generals,...

Sustainability used to be considered a niche concern, perhaps even a luxury. But rising concerns about climate change and our...

In the tenuous history of Nepal’s still-emerging democracy, September 8, 2025, the first time young demonstrators broke into the prime minister’s official...

In his farewell address on Jan. 11, 1989, then President Ronald Reagan spoke of the United States “as the shining...

Slightly more than 86 years ago, on September 1, 1939, Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany. This was the outcome...

Gazprom’s 2030 Bet on Beijing Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russian President Vladimir Putin branded the planned...