Diplomacy & Politics Archive

South Africa has entered the age of coalition politics. But the long-dominant ANC is still running its foreign policy.

Croatia’s populist president and technocratic prime minister look set to clash for another five years.

Trump’s tariffs will likely be less extreme than he has threatened. That would still leave the U.S. and the world worse off.

Donald Trump said he would impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico once in office, a move that would have a severe economic impact.

The incoming Trump administration is making regime change in Beijing a major U.S. foreign policy goal. It’s a lose-lose formula.

The U.S. is worried about China’s access to an upgraded Cambodian naval base. It doesn’t need to be.

COP29 resulted in a much higher climate financing target for wealthy countries to developing economies. It’s both a breakthrough and a disappointment.

The Trump administration appears on course to launch a military operation into Mexico next year. We need to start preparing for that.

Turkey’s President Erdogan is optimistic that Trump will be an easier partner than Biden. He may be disappointed.

Trump’s return won’t spell the end of American exceptionalism. It will simply reveal what the U.S. has always been.

Peru’s forced sterilization program in the 1990s was recently ruled a crime against humanity. That’s only the first step in securing justice.

With her commissioners now approved, Ursula von der Leyen avoided what could have been trainwreck. She still faces plenty of challenges.

With the collapse of Scholz’s government, German politics, long celebrated for its stability, has descended into turmoil. Why?

As a new global reality takes shape during Trump’s second term, Europe’s politics could be shaped by three lesser-known leaders.

The U.S. decision to recognize Edmundo Gonzalez as Venezuela’s president-elect repeats a failed strategy. It might be aimed at Donald Trump.

Burkina Faso’s military leader has been trying to undermine the Ivorian government. The problems for Cote d’Ivoire don’t stop there.

Germany’s upcoming elections are of existential importance to every party. That could fuel a level of polarization not seen in decades.