List of Politics articles
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A man holds a sign reading "Hispanics For Trump" among a crowd at a rally. The Latino Far Right Is Living in a MAGA Fantasy
Centuries of colonialism have spawned magical thinking about race and assimilation.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, among others, attend Donald Trump’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20. Chris Murphy: ‘American Credibility Is Destroyed’
A rising Democratic Party star on Signalgate, corruption, and how the opposition can regroup.
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Protesters hold a Turkish national flag as they clash with Turkish anti-riot police using tear gas and water cannons during a demonstration in support of Istanbul’s arrested mayor, in Ankara. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of March 22: Ukraine peace talks inch forward, Brazil’s Lula hits the road, and protests roil Turkey.
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Students attend a class on the first day of the school year at a high school in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 1, 2023. Trump Aid Cuts Threaten Myanmar’s Youth
The administration’s knee-jerk reactions are harming the world’s most vulnerable. A scholarship program was among the first on the chopping block.
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Palestinians walk amid the rubble of buildings in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on March 4. A New Marshall Plan for Gaza
A successful Arab-led reconstruction plan requires a lasting cease-fire and full demilitarization of Hamas.
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Signage for Voice of America in Washington, D.C. We Need the Voice of America Now More Than Ever
Cutting off independent media abroad leaves the United States vulnerable at home.
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Judicial Crisis Is Uniquely Dangerous
But other democracies provide a roadmap for courts to prevail over attacks from the executive branch.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron as he hosts a European leaders’ summit at Lancaster House in London. Europe Needs a Complete Strategic Reboot
If the continent’s leaders can’t make tough choices themselves, they should let their citizens make those decisions for them.
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Protesters wave Turkish flags in front of the New Mosque in Istanbul on March 25. Erdogan Is Trying to Divide and Conquer Turkey’s Opposition
By arresting his chief rival and splitting the left, Turkey’s president is seeking to create a pliant and palatable CHP that ensures the AKP’s long-term dominance.
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Protesters march in support of the "Friend Act-Megobari Act" in Tbilisi, Georgia, on March 22, 2025. How the U.S. Can Fight for Georgia’s Democracy
An act in Congress could help curtail the Georgian Dream party.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Senators Grill CIA and National Intelligence Directors on Signal Group Chat Fiasco
A hearing meant to discuss global threats to the United States was quickly overtaken by “Signalgate.”
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NATO Deputy Secretary-General Radmila Shekerinska, left, speaks with Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Tanja Fajon before the start of the first meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The Western Balkans’ Emerging Voice in NATO
Radmila Shekerinska offers North Macedonia a chance to shape NATO’s strategic direction from within.
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An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel. Is America a Kleptocracy?
Here’s how life could change for the rich, poor, and everyone in between.
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An illustration shows a golden Newtons cradle with Elon Musk depicted on the one at left and sending a globe-motif ball swinging at right. Elon Musk’s First Principles
The world’s richest man wants to apply the rules of physics to politics. What could go wrong?
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A collage illustration shows Chinese currency stripes over the faces of Chinese President Xi Jinping and (smaller) billionaires Hui Ka Yan, Jack Ma, and Pony Ma. Did China Get Billionaires Right?
The party does not grant impunity to the ultra-rich.
