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Will the Presence of Iran’s MEK Threaten Albania’s Already Shaky Stability?

Frida Ghitis Thursday, July 18, 2019

President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, attended the annual gathering this week of Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK, a shadowy Iranian opposition group based unusually in Albania. It should raise flags for many reasons, not least of which are concerns for Albania’s troubled and fragile democracy.

Will It Be Another Summer of Discontent in Iraq?

Renad Mansour Thursday, July 18, 2019

China Note

The Trade War Is Not the Only Drag on China’s Slowing Economy

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Trend Lines Podcast

Can Von der Leyen Tackle the EU’s Internal Divisions and External Crises?

The Editors Wednesday, July 17, 2019

South Korea and Japan Are Embroiled in a Trade War. Can the U.S. Step In?

Elliot Waldman Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Can a Long-Awaited Transitional Justice Policy Bring Accountability to Uganda?

Sophie Neiman Wednesday, July 17, 2019

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Why the EU Is Struggling to Compete for Influence in Southeast Asia

David Hutt Tuesday, July 16, 2019

The EU has become more assertive in Southeast Asia, making trade dependent on political conditions in several countries. Although there is good reason for the region to be a test case for this new approach, the EU has yet to prove its effectiveness in actually influencing other governments’ behavior.

Franco’s Exhumation and the Unsettled Legacy of Spain’s Democratic Transition

Omar G. Encarnación Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Europe Has Spent Years Trying to Prevent ‘Chaos’ in the Sahel. It Failed

Peter Dörrie Tuesday, June 25, 2019

In Brazil, Dictatorship-Era Wounds Never Really Healed. Then Came Bolsonaro

Sophie Foggin Tuesday, June 18, 2019

A Booming Meth Trade Challenges Southeast Asia’s Approach to Drug Policy

Daniel Quinlan Tuesday, June 11, 2019

As Ayahuasca Tourism Booms, Peru’s Traditional Healers Try to Regain Control

Barbara Fraser Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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United States

How to Fix America’s Absentee Diplomacy in Africa

Howard W. French Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Europe

Five Years After the Downing of MH17, What Do We Know About Russia’s Role?

Candace Rondeaux Friday, July 19, 2019

Middle East & North Africa

Will It Be Another Summer of Discontent in Iraq?

Renad Mansour Thursday, July 18, 2019

Asia-Pacific

The Trade War Is Not the Only Drag on China’s Slowing Economy

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, July 17, 2019

The Americas

The Dirty Business Behind Bolivia’s Clean Energy Plans

Thomas Graham Friday, July 19, 2019

Africa

How the African Continental Free Trade Area Can Fulfill Its Potential

The Editors Friday, July 19, 2019

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