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Democracy Is Not Dying

Although the state of democracy around the world is indeed very troubled, it is not uniformly dire, especially outside the West.

Thomas Carothers and Richard Youngs

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Politics & Society Jan 6, 2020 Response

Crimes and Recriminations in Catalonia

Several authors discuss the Catalan crisis.

Natividad Fernández Sola, Rafael Martínez, and José Javier Olivas Osuna

A pro-independence demonstrator outside the National Police headquarters in Barcelona, October 2019

Politics & Society Jan 1, 2020 Snapshot

New Caliph, Same Old Problems

The man upon whom ISIS’s continued resurgence now depends is Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.

Asaad Almohammad

Rubble from the fighting between ISIS and the Philippine government forces, Marawi City, the Philippines, May 2018

Politics & Society Dec 30, 2019 Snapshot

Ambivalence About Moscow Is a French Tradition

For French statesmen and thinkers, Russia has long played a crucial role in the European project.

Robert Zaretsky

Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin at a joint news conference in Paris, France, December 2019

Politics & Society Dec 13, 2019 Snapshot

The Chastened Kingdom

The Saudi government, eager to repair its image, is attempting a major course correction.

Sanam Vakil

MBS at a summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 2019

Politics & Society Dec 5, 2019 Snapshot

The Collapse of German Centrism

The success of the far-right AfD continues to dominate political debates in Germany, but there is a way to suck the energy from its high-flying rhetoric.

Peter Kuras

Police and far-right protesters in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, September 2018

Politics & Society Dec 4, 2019 Snapshot

Iran’s Protests Are Not Just About Gas Prices

The Islamic Republic, through its long-term developmental and welfare programs, has empowered a citizenry that now resists neoliberal policies.

Mohammad Ali Kadivar, Saber Khani, and Abolfazl Sotoudeh

Politics & Society Nov 26, 2019 Snapshot

Algeria Faces the Unknown—Finally

What if an election is held and no one votes?

Robert Zaretsky

A protest rejecting the December presidential election in Algiers, November 2019

Politics & Society January/February 2020 Review Essay

When Progressives Were on the March

Are the conditions that helped produce postwar progressivism in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States absent today?

Reviewed by James E. Cronin

Latin America Oct 25, 2019 Snapshot

Argentina’s Recurring Nightmare

Years of persistent turmoil have bred distrust of the government, priming the country for crisis.

Bruno Binetti

A demonstration against Mauricio Macri's government, in Buenos Aires, September 2019

Politics & Society Oct 25, 2019 Snapshot

Poland’s Right Won the Day, But Not the Future

Poland's political landscape is in flux, and today’s divisions of power could easily be rearranged tomorrow.

Marta Figlerowicz

PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Marowiecki in Warsaw, October 2019

Politics & Society Oct 24, 2019 Snapshot

How Iran Found Its Feet in Afghanistan

Despite its deep historical and cultural ties to its eastern neighbor, Iran has struggled for decades to assert its interests in Afghanistan. Its newfound willingness...

Mahan Abedin

Iranian revolutionary guards during war games on the border with Afghanistan, September 1998

Politics & Society November/December 2019 Comment

There Will Be a One-State Solution

The two-state solution is dead. The time has come for equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians in a single shared state.

Yousef Munayyer

Waiting for a state: Palestinians at a checkpoint in Bethlehem, August 2010

Politics & Society November/December 2019 Comment

The Tunisia Model

For all the unfinished business the country still faces nearly a decade after the Arab Spring, Tunisia's example remains a source of hope across the region.

Sarah E. Yerkes

Good news: a merchant in Tunis, May 2017

Politics & Society November/December 2019 Comment

The Unwanted Wars

The question facing the United States in the Middle East is not whether it wants to engage or disengage, but rather how it should choose to engage—diplomatically or...

Robert Malley

Rifles and rifts: Houthi rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, December 2018

Politics & Society September/October 2019 Comment

The Transformer

Far from fulfilling the will of Hungary’s revolution, Viktor Orban has only fulfilled his own will to power.

Paul Lendvai

Campaign 2020 Jun 26, 2019 Snapshot

Who Says Foreign Policy Doesn’t Win Elections?

President Donald Trump's foreign-policy agenda is deeply unpopular, and we should expect Democratic presidential hopefuls to exploit it.

Dina Smeltz

Twenty presidential candidates will participate in the first Democratic primary debate in June 2019

Politics & Society July/August 2019 Essay

Africa’s Democratic Moment?

The rise of five exciting new leaders in Africa suggests that the region could finally be turning a corner, politically and economically.

Judd Devermont and Jon Temin

Five guys: Abiy, Lourenço, Ramaphosa, Tshisekedi, and Buhari

Politics & Society July/August 2019 Comment

The Republican Devolution

There is one overriding culprit behind the failure of the U.S. political system: the Republican Party.

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson

Preaching to the choir: Sean Hannity at the Republican National Convention, July 2016

Tiananmen at 30

How 1989 Shapes China Today

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Politics & Society May 31, 2019 Snapshot

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In Tiananmen at 30, Foreign Affairs is revisiting the history of the 1989 Tiananmen crisis and how it has shaped the thinking of China’s rulers since.

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Iran’s Protests Are Not Just About Gas Prices

Algeria Faces the Unknown—Finally

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Argentina’s Recurring Nightmare

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