List of Politics articles
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Police officers extinguish a fire during a protest against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government on March 16, in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Problem Isn’t Just Netanyahu. It’s Israeli Society.
Despite blaming the prime minister, a large majority of Jewish Israeli citizens support his destructive policies in Gaza and beyond.
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An illustration shows the laurel leaves of the United Nations logo tied in a knot. The U.N. Security Council’s Default Is Deadlock
Countries have used the body’s impasse over conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine to advance their own interests.
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Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairperson Vuong Dinh Hue, and other officials attend a wreath laying ceremony at the mausoleum of former President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi on Oct. 23, 2023. Will Vietnam’s Political Turmoil Shake Up Foreign Investment?
The president’s abrupt resignation suggests uncertainty, but it should not sow doubt about Hanoi’s economy or engagement with the world.
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Polish President Andrzej Duda (R), seated next to Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk (C), participates in a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on March 12 in Washington. Why Poland’s ‘Return to Europe’ Won’t Be So Smooth
Donald Tusk and Radoslaw Sikorski have an ambitious agenda, but they still have to coordinate with a Euroskeptic president.
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A 19th century engraving depicts the people's uprising in Paris in February 1848. Are We Living in a Revolutionary Age?
On the nature of revolutions, past and present.
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A group of dozens of protesters wearing winter coats and hats walk down a street at night carrying flags and signs. The largest visible flag shows the AfD crest and bears the words "We are the People" in German, written over the colors of the German flag. ‘Anyone Who Dares Call Us Nazis Will Be Reported’
Inside a remote forest town where Germany’s new right roosts.
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Polling station officials count ballots at a polling station in Ziguinchor, Senegal. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of March 23: Senegal votes, the U.S. abstains from a critical U.N. resolution, and Haiti and the Amazon get new funding.
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President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of State James A. Baker III at a news conference in 1991. America Has Pressured Israel Before—and Can Do It Again
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush outraged Israeli leaders by conditioning aid and placing U.S. interests first.
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stands and grips a microphone stand as he delivers a speech during a rally. Rows of supporters stand behind him, and wafts of smoke or steam are visible in shafts of light that hang over the crowd. A Family Feud in the Philippines Has Beijing and Washington on Edge
Rodrigo Duterte and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are battling over the country’s future.
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Viktor Orban in a suit walks on a red carpet by three European Union flags with a melange of flags behind him. Orban Takes His Soros Smear Campaign on the Road
Europe had better be prepared.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida leans forward to speak into a row of microphones as he answers questions during a budget committee session. Kishida is a man in his 60s wearing a black suit and glasses, gesturing with one hand as he speaks. Japan’s Scandal-Ridden Politics Threaten to Claim Another PM
A political party funding crisis could bring down Fumio Kishida.
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Three sneakered feet on a black tiled floor stomp on a photo of U.S. President Joe Biden. The picture's corner is alight. Egypt Is What Happens When the U.S. Gives Up on Democratization
Civil society loses—and China and Russia fill the vacuum.
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A man wearing a tricorner hat and revolutionary war uniform and holding a flag gestures as two police officers wearing riot gear pass. Is This a Revolution? Or Are People Just Very Ticked Off?
In a new book, Fareed Zakaria explores how much the times are a-changin’. At risk, he says, is the entire global system.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the crowd during a rally and a concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea at Red Square in Moscow. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of March 16: Putin holds a sham election, Netanyahu bucks Biden, and Bolsonaro faces new legal woes.
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A cluster of parachutes dropping supplies is seen from above over the coast of the Gaza Strip. Trucks, Piers, and Parachutes Will Not Solve Gaza’s Crisis
In the Middle East, nothing is ever simple—including the provision of humanitarian aid.
