World Politics Archive
Archives for August 2023
With “Sorry, Mohammad,” Ben-Gvir goes viral.
Just months after a version of Uganda’s “kill the gays” bill became law, the first person was charged under one of its most extreme provisions.
An expert helps explain China’s economic woes.
Emmerson Mnangagwa declared victory despite claims of fraud and voter intimidation.
The paramilitary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin may have been killed in a fatal plane crash.
Trump isn’t Hitler. But when it comes to the courts, he’s successfully borrowing the Nazi’s playbook.
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa: Could they change the way the global economy works?
The country’s voters headed to the polls amid rising drug violence — and the recent killing of one of the candidates.
Anti-corruption presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo has heralded a new era for Guatemala.
North Korea commented publicly on his crossing for the first time this week.
Following Biden’s decision to remove the remainder of US troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have quickly seized control of the country.
Two years after Kabul fell, tens of thousands of Afghans are still stuck in limbo in the US.
President Mohamed Bazoum has refused to resign despite July’s military takeover.
Why the US is sending 3,000 Marines to secure the world’s oil.
An Ecuadorian presidential candidate took on corruption and cartels. He was just assassinated.