Are the Kurds at a Political Turning Point? by Foreign Policy April 16, 2025 On Feb. 27, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), called on the group and its... Read more
Coup Leader Wins Gabon’s Presidential Election by Foreign Policy April 16, 2025 Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Gabon’s presidential election is won by the man who led... Read more
Proposed Laws Would Devastate Rights Groups in Israel by Foreign Policy April 15, 2025 For years, right-wing governments have been passing measures that make it harder for human rights groups and other civil society... Read more
Sudanese Civil War Marks Two Years With Rising Death Toll by Foreign Policy April 15, 2025 Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Sudan’s devastating humanitarian crisis, upcoming elections in Singapore, and China’s trade... Read more
Trump’s Media Crackdown Endangers Reporters Worldwide by Foreign Policy April 15, 2025 One month has passed since U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the virtual demolition of the U.S.... Read more
How to Strike Trade Deals in Record Time by Foreign Policy April 15, 2025 U.S. trading partners must have breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause... Read more
Bangladesh Changes Shape Under Yunus by Foreign Policy April 15, 2025 In Bangladesh, a broad coalition of disaffected university students, civil society activists, and radical Islamists played a critical role in... Read more
South Korea’s Far Right Has Been Terrifyingly Radicalized by Foreign Policy April 14, 2025 On April 4, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously voted to sustain Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment, removing him from the presidency for... Read more
Trump Again Floats Deporting U.S. Citizens to El Salvador During Bukele Meeting by Foreign Policy April 14, 2025 Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the United States’ deportation scheme with El Salvador, Chinese trade efforts... Read more
Trump, Bukele Discuss Deportation Flights to El Salvador by Foreign Policy April 14, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to the White House on Monday. Their meeting centered on... Read more
Vatican’s Easter Mass opens without Pope Francis as he continues recovering from pneumonia April 20, 2025