Iran’s leaders may seek to prioritise diplomatic solutions with a second Trump administration. It remains to be seen how Trump will approach the country.

Correspondence between Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad and Britain’s Margaret Thatcher showed how differently the Muslim world and the West viewed the book.

Some have argued Harris moved too far to the left in the campaign. Instead, she may have failed to listen to the message coming from her base.

All fascists are authoritarians. But not all authoritarians are fascists. It’s crucial to understand there are other types of authoritarianism – and how they differ.

Voter turnout in states with high barriers to voting are well below the national average – especially in Southern states with Republican legislatures.

While many people in Moldova and Georgia support closer integration with Europe, Russia’s efforts to interfere in the votes has the potential to destabilise both countries.

Republicans and Liberals have found common cause attacking big business. But when it comes to actually siding with workers over business, a different picture emerges.

Prabowo’s party wants to revert to Indonesia’s original authoritarian Constitution. Are there enough guardrails in place to protect the country’s fledgling democracy?

While states have the right to expel or deny entry to any diplomat without reason, barring a top UN official could have serious ramifications for the organisation’s work.

Immigration has become a central issue of the 2024 presidential election for Trump and the Republicans. How did Republican rhetoric change so dramatically on the issue?

The US is ruling out a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, but Israel has other options for retaliation. One thing is clear: a regional war is no longer imminent, it is here.

Iran could no longer be seen as sitting on the fence, allowing its proxy allies, Hezbollah and Hamas, to engage with Israel on their own.

In what was likely the last debate of the campaign, JD Vance and Tim Walz tackled foreign affairs, climate change and abortion. With a month until polling day, it’s not likely to matter much.

Claudia Sheinbaum follows in the footsteps of a popular predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who leaves behind many issues he either skirted or exacerbated.

Hezbollah’s leadership ranks have been decimated, but it has the capacity to re-establish itself. It also reportedly has an arsenal of 150,000 rockets, missiles and drones it can use to strike back.