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Persecution in Xinjiang is pushing Uighurs over the border.

The United States has a long history of getting duped by Saudi leaders promising to change their country for the better.

Brazil’s new president is a throwback to its authoritarian past—but the country is more resilient than it used to be.

European courts are trying to support Muslims—but will only stoke Islamophobia.

The German chancellor survived by avoiding politics whenever possible—and history won't judge her kindly for it.

Democracy will depend on whether civilians can exploit rifts between Bolsonaro and his base while regaining voter trust.

Why Washington should stop treating Beijing like an adversary.

China is now in charge of one of the world’s most important watchdogs. Here’s how it is treating allies like Pakistan.

As Beijing loses business, Hanoi's picking up the pieces.

Japan was one of the system’s biggest winners, and it is one of the few countries that can save it now.

If Washington wants to pressure Tehran, the White House should stop alienating allies, empowering hard-liners, and harming regular Iranians.

The Brazilian president-elect can’t pursue his environmental policies on his own. After this weekend’s state elections, he’ll have the backing he needs.

In the 1980s, the United States embraced a brutal Middle Eastern tyrant simply because he opposed Iran. Washington should not repeat the same mistake today.

Former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resurgence shows the limitations of U.S. economic diplomacy.

Palestinians running in municipal elections offer a glimpse of a shared future.

From security to economic policy, under Jair Bolsonaro, the armed forces will be a major player in politics.

Churches ditched visions of global salvation for a cold nativism.

China is listening to Trump’s phone, but what can it do with that information?

Eleven killed in the worst-ever attack on the U.S. Jewish community.

The attack in Pittsburgh was an act of domestic terrorism. We should call it that.