World Politics Archive
Archives for September 2023
Kevin McCarthy faced either a shutdown or a right-wing push to kick him out of his job. He chose the latter.
The world banned chemical weapons in 1997. Here’s why it took so long for the US to eliminate its arsenal.
The latest struggle over Nagorno-Karabakh, a majority-Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan, will ripple throughout the region.
Between Washington and Beijing: Which side are you on?
The new law reserves a third of seats in Parliament and state assemblies for women, but could take years to implement.
As the UN meets in New York, progress and energy around the Sustainable Development Goals is dwindling at the worst possible time.
The Ukrainian president seeks support for the same fight, but under different circumstances.
The killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada has exposed a big problem for US foreign policy.
The removals come two weeks after the removal of the defense ministry and as Ukraine seeks to shore up global support.
For Iran’s struggling economy, the deal is more about money.
Li Shangfu is the latest officer to fall victim to Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive.
Beyond Congress’s hawkishness, there are other ways of seeing the new Cold War with China.
The history behind Israel’s democratic crisis, explained.
The death toll is a tragedy decades in the making.
Kim Jong Un left for a Russian economic summit this week, but weapons could be on the table.