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Syria’s newest Islamist party has admirably liberal ambitions. But it lacks the substance to become a viable, functioning party able to survive the current conflict.
The leaders of Egypt’s pre-2011 institutions may see an opportunity in the current popular climate to retake—and even broaden—the powers they enjoyed under Mubarak.
The Russian personalized power system is once again demonstrating its ability to reproduce itself. This time the Kremlin is trying to ensure its future by returning to the past, reviving old myths, repressive mechanisms, and global claims.
China has a unique opportunity to play a leading role in convincing North Korea that it has little to lose and much to gain from giving up its chemical weapons arsenal.
The agreement reached in Geneva will slow Iran’s nuclear progress. For that reason alone it deserves support.
Criticism of Egypt’s military-backed transition is spreading, even among secular Egyptians who were happy to see the Muslim Brotherhood–backed Mohamed Morsi removed from power.
Traditional Chinese values directly influence China’s foreign policy and create a novel approach to resolving conflicts and conducting international affairs.
The rise of regional parties has fundamentally transformed electoral politics in India, but those parties may not be the juggernauts they’re made out to be.
The downfall of Egypt’s Islamist president has not led to the separation of religion and state in the country. The reality is quite the opposite: religion is being nationalized.
China’s leaders cannot neglect foreign policy at the third plenum.
In the modern world, the problems of information security do not only become pivotal on the national level but also emerge as strategically important for the entire international relations system.
A Saudi plan to build a new national army for the Syrian opposition is polarizing the rebels and potentially undermining Riyadh’s objectives in Syria.
The ruling party in Turkey has long relied on a powerful Islamic social movement to maintain power. But cracks in the alliance are exposing a rivalry at the heart of the state.
The Pakistani leader will seek changes in the bilateral relationship during his Washington visit. If Obama makes no concessions, U.S. interests in South Asia could be in jeopardy.
Shares of Urenco, a pioneering developer of gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment, may soon change hands, but a sale of the company is unlikely to increase the risk of proliferation.
The establishment of a system of regional cooperation and integration in almost all vitally important areas of Central Asian countries’ development is crucially important for ensuring the region’s stability.
The Syrian war is being played out in Moscow, Tehran, and Washington. To achieve further progress, the three capitals cannot avoid working together on a diplomatic solution.
The U.S. government should not require all foreign countries with which it concludes new nuclear cooperation agreements to legally commit themselves not to enrich uranium and reprocess spent fuel.
Friction with Washington over regional developments has Riyadh concerned about its foreign policy course. But the two differ most sharply on internal not international affairs.
The candidacy of Narendra Modi for prime minister offers India a unique opportunity to strengthen its democracy.