Governance
American Universities Are Being Tested by Gaza Protests. The Hardest Question Is Not Whether Protest Should Be Allowed, but When Institutions Should Stop It.
American universities have become one of the most visible political arenas of the Gaza war. During the past two weeks, pro-Palestinian encampments have spread across campuses demanding ceasefires, divestment from companies linked to Israel and…
Nearly One Billion Indians Can Vote. The More Important Question Is Whether the World’s Largest Election Is Also Becoming a Fairer One.
India began voting this week in what is, by scale, the largest democratic exercise in human history. Nearly 970 million people are eligible to vote across a seven-phase election running from 19 April to 1…
Seven Aid Workers Were Killed in Gaza. The Larger Failure Is That Humanitarian Work Has Become This Dangerous.
Seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen were killed in Gaza on 1 April after their convoy was struck by Israeli forces while travelling in vehicles marked with the organisation’s logo. The group included citizens…
Senegal’s Government Tried to Delay an Election. Its Institutions Pushed Back. That Is What Democratic Resilience Actually Looks Like.
Senegal votes today in one of the most consequential elections in its post-independence history, but the fact that the election is happening at all has become almost as important as who eventually wins it. President…
Russia Held an Election. An Election Without a Real Possibility of Losing Is Something Different.
Russia voted in a presidential election this weekend, and there was never serious uncertainty about who would emerge as president. Vladimir Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for almost a quarter of a century, is…
Haiti Still Has a Government. The Harder Question Is Whether It Still Has a State.
Haiti’s political and security crisis has deteriorated dramatically this week. Armed gangs have launched coordinated attacks across Port-au-Prince, targeting police stations, prisons and strategic infrastructure while Prime Minister Ariel Henry remains outside the country. Thousands…
People in Gaza Are Not Going Hungry Simply Because There Is No Food. The System That Moves Food to People Is Breaking Down.
More than one hundred Palestinians were reported killed on Thursday around an aid convoy entering northern Gaza, after thousands of people gathered around trucks carrying desperately needed food. Palestinian authorities have accused Israeli forces of…
India’s Economy Is Growing Rapidly. The Harder Question Is Who Gets to Participate in That Growth.
India enters its approaching general election with an economic record that would be politically valuable to almost any incumbent government. The country has remained one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, infrastructure investment has expanded…
Indonesia Just Voted for Continuity. The Question Is Whether Continuity Is Becoming a Dynasty.
Indonesia held one of the world’s largest elections on Wednesday, with more than 200 million registered voters choosing a president, national legislators and thousands of regional representatives across an archipelago containing more than 17,000 islands.
Pakistan’s Establishment Could Shape the Election. It Could Not Completely Shape the Voters.
Pakistan’s general election has produced exactly the kind of result that makes the word “winner” unusually difficult to use. Candidates aligned with imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan have won more National Assembly constituencies than…
Europe Just Gave Ukraine €50 Billion. Most of the Important Work Will Not Happen on the Battlefield.
The European Union finally agreed this week on a €50 billion financial package for Ukraine covering the period to 2027, overcoming the Hungarian veto that prevented agreement at December’s summit. All twenty-seven EU governments, including…
Europe Has Finally Agreed on a New Migration System. The Hard Part Is Making Borders Both Controlled and Humane.
After years of arguments that repeatedly divided northern and southern Europe, eastern and western Europe, governments and human-rights organisations, the European Union reached a political agreement this week on a major overhaul of its migration…
