Narendra Modi is directing public anger at Muslims to distract from his government’s failure to produce jobs.
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Maduro has consolidated power by using state institutions to silence critics, while at the same time profiting from corruption.
The U.S. is now looking for alternatives to its lost drone bases in Niger, but replacement options in the region are thin.
Affiliates of China’s MSS spy service exploited vulnerabilities in UK election systems and software for its targeted cyberattack.
The Pakistan Army’s pact with the Sharif and Bhutto-Zardari political dynasties to keep out Imran Khan is tenuous from the start.
The real power of authoritarian populists like Trump and Orbán lies in the novel electoral support coalition they create.
Washington presents South Korea Pres. Yoon Suk Yeol as a pro-democracy ally. But, at home, concerns over Yoon’s illiberal tendencies grow.
Turnout is likely to be low in Iran’s elections on Friday, but the vote will be consequential as the new Assembly of Experts will probably choose the next supreme leader
Navalny was the last public politician to pose a real challenge to the Kremlin. With his death, that challenge from within no longer exists.
A new generation of Russian activists — both those in exile and those in Russia who support anti-war candidates — is Alexei Navalny’s legacy.