Newsletter Archive

Armed assailants ambushed and killed three police officers in Chile on Saturday, complicating President Boric’s position on two major issues.

While efforts by the U.S., European Union and China dominate the coverage around how to regulate artificial intelligence, a less-publicized but vital discourse about AI is taking place throughout Africa.

The authorization of the aid package puts an end to an episode that highlighted the willingness and ability of a small coterie of Republican extremists to paralyze U.S. action on a key national security interest.

In a nationwide referendum Sunday, Ecuadorians voted overwhelmingly to approve nine measures giving President Daniel Noboa more tools to crack down on criminal gangs that have fueled violence across the country in recent years.

Israel’s strike on Iran appears to put an end to the cycle of escalation in the Middle East, and six weeks of voting began today in India’s general election.

With sanctions reimposed, the election deal that provided some cautious optimism to Venezuela’s opposition has unraveled entirely.

The members of Haiti’s transitional council were announced yesterday, an important step as the process of solving the country’s crisis begins.

The question following Iran’s attack is not really if Israel will respond but how. And the answer will have enormous implications for the entire region.

It’s still unclear what response Iran’s attack on Israel may produce, if any. But there are some concrete takeaways from the attack.

A direct attack on Israel from Iranian territory would cross a threshold both sides have so far backed away from. It looks increasingly possible.

South Korea’s liberal opposition scored a landslide victory in legislative elections, dealing a severe blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Togo’s constitution change means the president can further prolong his time in power—and further erode what’s left of the country’s democracy.

President Biden is hosting Japanese PM Kishida Fumio at a time when U.S.-Japan relations are at their strongest point in recent memory.

China’s manufacturing overcapacity has drawn Washington’s ire. With no breakthroughs during recent bilateral meetings, those tensions remain.

Slovakia’s presidential election is seen as a referendum on the country’s foreign policy, while South Korea’s legislative elections could dictate the remainder of Yoon Suk Yeol’s term as president.

Georgia’s ruling party is reintroducing a bill it abandoned last year amid mass protests over fears it could hurt the country’s EU aspirations.

NATO is considering a proposal that would shield support for Ukraine from “the winds of political change.” The plan comes with its own risks.