Foreign Policy

The Russian president has gotten a lot of mileage out of his “craziest man on the world stage” shtick. In a Trump White House, he may have met his match.

Will President-elect Trump shatter America’s most important bilateral relationship?

A Hong Kong court could soon decide on the future legal relationship between the city and the mainland.

The GOP has become the party of populism. Now the Democrats have to build a new party of multicultural cosmopolitanism.

Q&A with Lindsey Ford, director of Asian security at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

Results aside, he still felt China had something to learn from American democracy.

The 2016 election shows that it’s time to start a national conversation about fundamental political reform.

With an assist from Moscow, Damascus could dodge sanctions for gassing its own people.

The war against ISIS hasn’t stopped archaeologists from digging in the cradle of civilization.

How newspaper covers around the world are covering President-elect Trump.

The GOP nominee's unrequited love for the Brexit campaign's leaders proves not all populists are created equal.

The foundation of our political system is broken. And repairing it will take more than just your vote.

China’s had a loving, and long-running, sibling rivalry with the United States – until Donald Trump barged in.

A recent Supreme Court ruling may hamstring Justice’s election-monitoring efforts — and civil rights groups are none too pleased.

To keep up with Democracy Lab in real time, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.  Christian Caryl warns that the murderous war on drugs led by President Duterte of the Philippines is just the beginning. Christopher Sabatini and Mercedes Hoffay explain why Nicaragua’s election yesterday marked the extinction of its democracy. Andrea Glioti calls for ...

What if American women copied their French and Icelandic counterparts and left the office early to prove a point about equal pay?

Donald Trump says he may not accept the results of Tuesday’s vote. Kenyans know what that looks like – and it’s not pretty.

How the Republican nominee will rewrite America’s relationship with Asia.

Ankara’s growing authoritarianism is not just an internal problem. It’s time for the U.S. to wise up.

If Dems win the senate, they may have a foreign policy-heavy senate race in Wisconsin — and a dove in Russ Feingold — to thank for it.