Governance

French Barkhane force soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel board a US Air Force C130 transport plane, leave their base in Gao, Mali, Wednesday June 9, 2021.
Critical State
Trust the process: Part II
Afghan police arrive at the site of an attack at Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.
Critical State
​​​​​​​What does ‘legitimacy’ mean: Part II
Government soldiers wait on a helicopter at the airport in San Pedro, southwestern Ivory Coast, Friday Jan. 10, 2003, before heading to an area near Grabo, also in the southwest, where government forces are fightng rebels.
Critical State
What does ‘legitimacy’ mean: Part I
A person wearing white protective gear and gloves sits in the doorway of an ambulance.
COVID-19
Italy’s coronavirus response was a role model for Europe. What went wrong?
A boy carries a tub of water down a street past a wall full of grafitti in Arabic letters.
Critical State
Putting the ‘scare’ in scarcity conflicts: Part I
A person washes a wall with painted big yellow hammer and sickle of the Chinese Communist Party.
Critical State
Illiberalism isn’t just rising — it’s spreading (Part II)
The White House.
Global Politics
What theoretical physics says about the future of our government
Ukraine law
Global Politics
Ukraine’s new law cracks down on free speech, protests and the Internet
Global Scan
From poisonous snakes in Brazil to poisonous gas in Syria, to political poison in the US, what a Monday!
Conflict & Justice
Woman is killed after leading police on a chase from the White House to the Capitol
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations in New York. (Photo: REUTERS/Adrees Latif)
Global Politics
Israeli radio host says if Iranian leaders want a dialogue, they know whom to call
Global Politics
Countdown to shutdown nears zero with Republicans and Democrats refusing to get along
How Russians Read McCain’s Pravda Op-Ed on Putin
PHOTOS: Violent Dispersal of Election Protest in Cambodia
Catalans Around the World Claim Independence from Spain
Indian Border Guard Acquitted in Brutal Shooting of Bangladeshi Girl
Conflict & Justice
Cashing in on corruption
Global Politics
Wall Street salary caps breaking ground, making waves