Politics

Mexico’s new crime reduction model a good option for Latin America

Politics Viri Ríos - May 9, 2026.

El Salvador’s homicide rate, previously among the world’s highest, has dropped dramatically under President Nayib Bukele’s authoritarian rule. Bukele argues that there is no alternative to...

Southeast Asian countries agreed on plan to mitigate energy crisis

Politics TA | AP Insight - May 8, 2026.

Southeast Asian leaders adopted a contingency plan Friday to mitigate the impact of the Iran war on their people and economies but acknowledged it will...

Islamist bid to blockade Bamako goes ignored

Politics Sharmila Devi - May 8, 2026.

As the US and Iran jostle over the Strait of Hormuz, there is little global attention on another attempted blockade, this one by Islamist militants...

The biggest shift of the global balance of power after the Cold War

Politics Ian Bremmer - May 7, 2026.

The US-Israeli war with Iran has done much more than destabilize the Middle East, trigger a surge in energy and other prices, and disrupt the...

Europe watches as Trump and Xi thrash out their interests

Politics Ferry Biedermann - May 7, 2026.

One of the more puzzling aspects of the upcoming meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump is why it is taking...

Europeans determined to take responsibility for their security if the US withdraws its troops

Politics TA | AP Insight - May 4, 2026.

European leaders on Monday said President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany is just the latest signal that...

Is the Hungarian scenario possible in Mexico?

Politics Guillermo Ortiz - May 4, 2026.

For 16 years, Hungary offered what appeared to be a durable new model of “illiberal democracy”: a system in which elections continued to be held,...

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