World Politics Archive
Archives for May 2023


Attacks inside Russia could shift public opinion on Putin’s war in Ukraine.


Turkey’s Erdogan ran on a nationalistic message. He just secured another presidential term.


A Papua New Guinea pact reveals the complexity of creating partnerships in the region.


How Kissinger centralized White House power, went corporate, and never apologized.


The White House’s new strategy for fighting antisemitism has global implications.


Russia says it has control of the city of Bakhmut. Now what?


President Zelenskyy visited the G7 and Arab League summits to make Ukraine’s case.


Corruption charges are the latest problem for President Guillermo Lasso, who has failed to curb violence in Ecuador.


Here’s what the end of Title 42, a controversial Trump-era immigration policy, really means for the border.


“This is an earthquake”: Voters this weekend decisively rejected the country’s years-long military rule.


The opposition forced a runoff — but also showed how challenging it will be to unseat the Turkish president.


Could the opposition end President Erdogan’s 20-year rule?


The debate over the US’s failures in Sudan, explained.


The former prime minister’s arrest reveals Pakistan at a turning point.


A year of bombs in the borderland.