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April 25, 2018 last updated 16:6 ET

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Snap Elections in Antigua and Barbuda Could Lead to Sweeping Economic Changes

The Editors Tuesday, April 24, 2018

On March 21, the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda held snap elections just weeks after they had been called by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. With major economic issues at stake, Browne’s party routed the opposition. In an email interview, Paget Henry discusses what the elections mean for Antigua and Barbuda.

Column

How the Fate of the Iran Deal Could Affect Talks With North Korea

Ellen Laipson Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Q&A

As Drug Laws Loosen Elsewhere, Sweden Keeps a Popular, Zero-Tolerance Approach

The Editors Monday, April 23, 2018

‘Take Out Their Families’: Trump, Terrorists and Overly Broad Rules of Engagement

Gabor Rona Monday, April 23, 2018

Column

Can North Korea Restore America’s Status as Global Peacemaker?

Richard Gowan Monday, April 23, 2018

Africa Watch

Clashes Between Police and Nigerian Shiites Rekindle Fears of Radicalization

Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, April 20, 2018

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Mexicans Want a ‘Change Election.’ Can the Political Class Deliver?

Paul Imison Tuesday, April 17, 2018

As campaigning begins for Mexico’s elections, voters are divided in terms of everything from wealth and opportunity to how they’re treated under the law. The one thing they share is disdain for the political class. Change is inevitable, but it’s unclear whether the vote will be the watershed some analysts are predicting.

How Survivors of Sexual Assault Helped Bring Chad’s Former Dictator to Justice

Celeste Hicks Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Special Report

Latin America Scouts Out Trump-Era Trade Alternatives

The Editors Thursday, April 5, 2018

‘Only American Neurotics Think We’re Racist’: Debating Discrimination in the Netherlands

Tracy Brown Hamilton Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Japan’s Abe Is Trying to Make ‘America First’ Work for Tokyo. So Far, It’s Been a Struggle

Daniel Hurst Tuesday, March 27, 2018

A Model for NATO’s Future Already Exists—in Northeast Asia

Salvatore Babones Tuesday, March 20, 2018

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United States

How the Fate of the Iran Deal Could Affect Talks With North Korea

Ellen Laipson Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Europe

Is a Strong France and a Weak Germany the EU’s New Normal?

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Middle East & North Africa

In Syria’s Complex War, Is Turkey’s Erdogan the Wiliest Player?

Frida Ghitis Thursday, April 19, 2018

Asia-Pacific

Southeast Asia’s Troubling New Fight Against ‘Fake News’

Oren Samet Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Americas

Colombia’s Grade on Implementing the FARC Peace Deal So Far Is a C Minus

The Editors Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Africa

Clashes Between Police and Nigerian Shiites Rekindle Fears of Radicalization

Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, April 20, 2018

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