Foreign Policy

But Nairobi’s own human rights record may hamper its ability to curb the island’s gang violence.

The whole region wants to jump into the fray.

Mediation offers from China aren’t made in good faith.

Prigozhin’s mutiny helped expose the false arguments for Russia’s invasion.

The judiciary needs to strike down Netanyahu’s judicial reform before he turns Israel into a sham democracy—just as Viktor Orban did in Hungary.

Other states have a legal and moral duty to stop Moscow.

Dhaka has taken on new importance as relations with China freeze.

Brussels has become the last thing anyone imagined: a stage for political emotion.

How Seoul is using arms sales to build ties beyond Washington.

Military history suggests Ukraine’s current campaign is far more daunting than the public understands.

Biden’s IRA is shutting African countries out of supply chains for critical minerals. Including them would be a strategic and diplomatic win.

Moscow’s latest attack on a Black Sea port is even angering its allies.

If the U.S. makes it through this crisis, it could end up stronger than ever.

The Islamic State-Khorasan claimed responsibility for a bombing at a political rally months before a national vote.

A growing list of people protected from justice highlights a pervasive culture of impunity.

Most global powers with a military presence or financial stake in the country stand to lose from instability—and that could put pressure on the military junta.

The country’s Supreme Court has played a pivotal role in securing gender equality. Neutering it will deal a blow to women’s rights.

Bola Tinubu’s new role as ECOWAS chair, and the coup in Niger, present an opportunity for a foreign-policy reset.

The apparent purge comes amid a renewed crackdown on corruption in the military.

Mali and Burkina Faso warn foreign powers that any move to undermine Niger’s coup would be a “declaration of war” against their own countries.