May 15, 2024
IsraelAmid the many uncertainties surrounding Israel’s endgame in Gaza, views among the public and leading officials indicate that Israel is preparing for a protracted war despite growing calls to accept a…
February 13, 2023
Middle East and North AfricaTurkish President Erdogan and Syrian President Assad could see opportunities to extend their rules in the disaster that has killed tens of thousands and pushed relief systems to their limits.
May 3, 2022
ChinaPresident Xi Jinping has increasingly suppressed online activism and protests about COVID-19 and a variety of other issues. What avenues for political expression do Chinese citizens have?
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October 25, 2022
ChinaXi Jinping received a rare third term as head of the Chinese Communist Party and elevated his loyalists to its top leadership body. Here’s what that means for China’s economy.
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CanadaCanadians are heading to the polls at the most fraught moment in U.S.-Canada relations in eighty years.