The trial against Burkina Faso’s exiled former leader for a decades-old assassination case could signal progress on accountability at a time of coups and upheaval regionwide.

Critics are panning the president’s new trade deal with Canada and Mexico as a minor update. They’re wrong—it’s a significant accomplishment.

The PAP has made unbending integrity central to its identity, magnifying the damage the recent scandals have done to the party.

The United States should stop treating the region as secondary to the rest of the Middle East.