How can international law protect civilians in the Israel-Hamas war?
An expert explains the laws of war.
Four reasons Belarus isn’t likely to send troops to Ukraine
Fighting Russia’s war would not help Lukashenko stay in power
Iraq’s populist leader quit parliament. What happens now?
Rallying anti-establishment protests strengthened Muqtada al-Sadr’s hand in the past. It might not work now.
Putin has been redefining ‘sovereignty’ in dangerous ways
Like fellow populists Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán, Putin is talking about an illiberal vision of a people united by common values, beliefs and history
Pro-government groups helped quash Nigeria’s protests last year. Who’s really behind these groups?
Since 2015, the groups have staged hundreds of news conferences to praise government officials
Iraqis protest deadly hospital fires as symptom of embedded corruption
Demands for a stable electricity supply also raise the stakes in this fall’s election
Libya’s Gen. Hifter declared military rule last month. That hasn’t happened.
The civil war continues.
The WHO held off on declaring the Wuhan coronavirus a global health emergency. Here’s why.
These decisions are an uneasy balancing act between science and politics