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Will Vizcarra’s Anti-Corruption Gamble Pay Off in Peru’s Elections?

The Editors Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020

Voters in Peru will go to the polls to elect a new Congress this Sunday, after President Martin Vizcarra dissolved the previous one last October. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman discusses the outlook for this weekend’s elections with Peru expert Cynthia McClintock.

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Greta Thunberg Is Right About the Climate Crisis. Now What?

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020

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Why the Outlook for Global Economic Growth Remains Fragile in 2020

Kimberly Ann Elliott Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

Why Fighting Corruption Is Key in a ‘New Era of Great-Power Competition’

Patrick Quirk, Eguiar Lizundia Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

Africa Watch

Is France’s Modest Increase to Its Sahel Force Too Little, Too Late?

Andrew Green Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

Trend Lines Podcast

Trump Hits ‘Pause’ in China Trade War, and Putin Hits ‘Repeat’ in Russia

The Editors Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

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Zimbabwe’s Old Guard, Still in Power After Mugabe, Is Stifling Its Youth

Simon Allison Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

Zimbabwe is a young country, and a political fault line is becoming more pronounced with every passing year: age. Despite the ouster of longtime dictator Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s aging regime is still using the same brutal methods to rule the country, including attempts to silence its youthful population.

For Migrants and Refugees, Greece Has Become Hostile Territory

Sarah Souli Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

60 Years Later, a Cold War Scandal Still Holds Lessons for the United Nations

Richard Gowan Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019

How ‘Sanctions Overreach’ Could Undermine the U.S. Dollar’s Dominance

Daniel McDowell Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019

‘Building a Nation’: Will Bougainville’s Referendum Lead to Independence?

Catherine Wilson Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019

‘Ebola Business’: How Mistrust Is Fueling Attacks on Health Workers in Eastern Congo

Emmanuel Freudenthal Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019

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United States

The Sorry State of U.S. Election Security Makes Foreign Interference Inevitable

Michael Carpenter Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020

Europe

Will Catalan Separatists Be the Downfall of Spain’s New Coalition Government?

Alana Moceri Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020

Middle East & North Africa

In Oman, Sultan Qaboos Leaves a Legacy of Nonalignment. Can It Survive?

Frida Ghitis Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020

Asia-Pacific

Has China Lagged in Its Response to the Wuhan Coronavirus?

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020

The Americas

Will Vizcarra’s Anti-Corruption Gamble Pay Off in Peru’s Elections?

The Editors Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020

Africa

Will Conde’s Power Grab Trigger a Constitutional Crisis in Guinea?

Lindsey Pruett Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020

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