Global Governance & Politics

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf speaks during an interview with Reuters in Brussels November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX15SRP

Figure of the Week: Where in Africa are the women leaders?

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Microphones stand at the podium after U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta addressed supporters at the election night rally in New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Adrees Latif - RTX2SPD8

Stunned again by megachange

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

A row of voting booths is seen at a polling station during early voting in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young - RTSSB65

Muddying the issues: Five questionable claims on U.S. foreign policy

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Sarasota, Florida, U.S. November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RTX2SD30

48 hours from a new world crisis

Monday, November 7, 2016

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds an image of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a rally outside the National Assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Marco Bello - RTX2RFDA

The future of Venezuela: are reforms enough to guarantee solvency?

Dany Bahar and Sebastian Strauss

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

A demonstrator wears a Guy Fawkes mask and a Brazilian flag during a protest on the streets near the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro June 30, 2013. Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets this month in the biggest protests in 20 years, fuelled by an array of grievances ranging from poor public services to the high cost of World Cup soccer stadiums and corruption. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX117C1

“Parliamentarism” in disguise

Ernesto Talvi and Sebastian Strauss

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

U.S. Secret Service agents talk before U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes the stage at the 11th Congressional District Labor Day Parade and Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, United States September 5, 2016. Picture taken September 5, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2ODVV

The next president’s trade agenda: Will a new focus on enforcement strengthen or undermine global trade?

Friday, October 28, 2016

A Congolese woman votes with her child in a polling station in the village of Ndaku-Pembe, east of the capital Kinshasa, October 29, 2006. Congo voted on Sunday in a presidential run-off vote intended to end decades of war, pillage and kleptocracy that have left the huge country devastated and poor despite its mineral riches. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) - RTR1IT29

Africa in the news: DRC delays elections; Uganda cuts interest rates, expands taxes; and Uber partners with Nigerian bank

Friday, October 21, 2016

A man holds a portrait of Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, who is a candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, and a Belarussian national flag during a meeting between opposition leaders and people, in central Minsk, September 10, 2015. The Belarussian presidential election is scheduled to be held on October 11, 2015. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko - RTSILE

Which countries face the biggest policy challenges of aging populations in Europe and Central Asia?

Johannes Koettl

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromiya region, Ethiopia, in this file photo taken October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo - RTSQVUI

Africa in the news: Stampede reignites Ethiopia unrest, major gas deal signed in Mozambique, and Mo Ibrahim Governance released

Friday, October 7, 2016