Emily Mellgard co-authored this post. Emily is the Africa research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. Robert Mugabe retains his grip on Zimbabwe for another five years. The swearing in c…

Israel’s political landscape was just redrawn last week with the surprise agreement between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima party head Shaul Mofaz to form a new government rather than ho…

This blog post is part of a series entitled Is Japan in Decline?, in which leading experts analyze Japan’s economy, politics, and society and give their assessment of Japan’s future. In absolute ter…

Links between COVID-19 and other global challenges underscore the importance of multilateral cooperation across a broad array of issue areas.