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June 15, 2018 last updated 15:37 ET

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Kenyatta Promises ‘No Mercy’ Against Corruption. Kenyans Are Unimpressed

Robbie Corey-Boulet Thursday, June 14, 2018

The government of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is struggling to manage the fallout from a scandal involving the theft of nearly $100 million from the National Youth Service. Officials will need to do more to convince voters that Kenya has any hope of dealing with the longstanding scourge of corruption.

Column

Nicaragua Is Teetering on the Edge of a Civil War

Frida Ghitis Thursday, June 14, 2018

Q&A

Why Press Freedom in Slovakia Is More Complicated Than It Looks

The Editors Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Why Trump’s Hard Line on Iran Could Benefit China Most of All

Atman Trivedi, Olivia Sterling Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Column

Trump Cleared a Pretty Low Bar in Singapore—at a Very High Cost

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The Limits to Any Rapprochement Between Poland and the EU

Andrew MacDowall Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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Why Britain’s Conservatives Cannot Shake the ‘Nasty Party’ Label

Aleks Eror Tuesday, June 12, 2018

The modernization agenda of the British Conservative Party, once hailed as its most direct path to redemption, has been dead in the water for the past two years. But in recent weeks, Tory moderates have slowly started to reassert themselves, an effort that has the potential to shape the course of the entire country.

‘Who Isn’t Involved?’: How Corruption Fuels Cocaine Trafficking in Bolivia

Max Radwin Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Is Bolivia’s Coca Policy Protecting Traditions, or Creating a Narco-State?

Max Radwin Tuesday, June 5, 2018

In Context

How a Trump-Kim Summit Became Possible, and Why It Still Might Not Happen

The Editors Thursday, May 31, 2018

‘Rio Is at War’: What Extreme Security Measures Mean for Brazil’s Politics

Christopher Looft Tuesday, May 29, 2018

The Race Is On to Rule the New Zimbabwe

Simon Allison Tuesday, May 22, 2018

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United States

Trump Cleared a Pretty Low Bar in Singapore—at a Very High Cost

Judah Grunstein Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Europe

Can Britain’s Conservative Party Reinvent Itself for a New Generation of Voters?

The Editors Friday, June 15, 2018

Middle East & North Africa

Can Japan Protect Its Interests in the Middle East Without Alienating Trump?

J. Berkshire Miller Thursday, June 14, 2018

Asia-Pacific

Kim Jong Un Is Winning His Psychological War With the U.S.

Steven Metz Friday, June 15, 2018

The Americas

Another Hurricane Season Opens, but Caribbean Reconstruction Has Only Begun

Robert Looney Friday, June 15, 2018

Africa

Failed World Cup Bid Shows the Limits of Morocco’s African Charm Offensive

Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, June 15, 2018

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