Iraq Needs US Shield for Democracy to Work

The US role in Iraq must be compared with that of South Korea or Taiwan, not Vietnam
Humphrey Hawksley
December 10, 2008

The World Looks to Obama – Part I

But the new president will be preoccupied with challenges at home
Bruce Stokes
November 5, 2008

The World Looks to Obama – Part III

With the US falling away as pet hate, Europeans must clean up their own act in order to cooperate with Obama
Shada Islam
November 10, 2008

Foreign Policy Challenges for the New US President – Part II

While diplomats wrangle, demographics could settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for good
Joseph Chamie
November 3, 2008

Pakistan Democracy: An Interview with Husain Haqqani

Pakistan’s new democracy tackles multiple domestic and foreign-policy problems, sharing goals with the US and India
October 15, 2008

Islamic Challenge to Indonesia’s Democracy

Democracy remains highly vulnerable to determined anti-democratic movements
Sadanand Dhume
October 15, 2008
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What the Tea Party Tells Us About the Trump Presidency

Some billionaires prefer democracy as a disappearing act
Vanessa Williamson
November 9, 2016

The World Is Watching America's Election

Voters line up at the polls, and US leaders could show that democracy still works
Frida Ghitis
November 8, 2016

China Bars Activists From Taking Seats in Hong Kong Legislature

The move limits independent governance for Hong Kong
Jason Thomson
November 8, 2016

Is Globalization Sowing the Seeds of Its Own Undoing?

Nations must put the brakes on globalization – or risk more anger between haves and have-nots
Jay Ogilvy
October 14, 2016

Donald Trump and the Declining Prestige of US Democracy

US presidential election, on display for the globe, shakes confidence in democracy's power
Gideon Rachman
October 11, 2016
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