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A woman carrying a baby in a sling on her back casts a ballot at a polling station on March 26, 2022 in Mbizo township, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, during parliamentary and local authority by-elections that were seen as a yardstick of what is to come in the 2023 general polls. (Photo by ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP via Getty Images)

Zimbabwe’s Impending Elections: A Challenge for International Observers

Even in the short time left before the Aug. 23 vote, there are steps the government can take to enhance the quality of the elections.
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The Perils and Promise of AI Regulation

With the launch of ChatGPT late last year, Congress is racing to catch up to the great promise and peril presented by the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). Just…
Ukrainian paramedic "Austin" proudly displays an image on his phone of U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting in Kyiv on February 20, 2023. Austin and fellow medics were taking cover from shelling in a frontline bunker in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, when he saw the news. "Today Biden visited in Kyiv, and we are very happy. It's fantastic," he beamed. The medic is part of Hospitallars, a Ukrainian voluntary organization of paramedics treating and evacuating wounded soldiers from frontline positions.

At the NATO Summit, Do the Right Thing for Ukraine’s — and Democracy’s — Future

The when and how of Ukraine’s Alliance membership is yet to be determined, but the "whether" should be settled in Vilnius – firmly this time.
IMAGE: US President Joe Biden speaks to representatives of more than 100 countries during a virtual democracy summit at the White House in Washington DC on December 9, 2021. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

2023 ‘Democracy Perception Index’ a Wake-Up Call for US, EU

"Perhaps surprisingly, the survey found that only around half of citizens in the United States and parts of western Europe viewed their country as a democracy."
Employees work at the Tunisian Sergaz company, which controls the Tunisian segment of the Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline, through which natural gas flows from Algeria to Italy, in El-Haouaria, some 100km east of the capital Tunis, on April 14, 2022. (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Global Ambitions and Tunisia’s Crisis Could Spur Algeria to Rethink Its Non-Intervention Policy

The US and Europe, working with multilateral institutions, could help the two countries capitalize on mutual economic and security interests.
The logo of the NSO Group is shown in black letters against a light background with a phone screen in front.

Spyware Out of the Shadows: The Need for A New International Regulatory Approach

We urgently need a system where the developers of spyware tools are forced either to require their State customers to provide credible guarantees on future human rights compliance,…
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the presidential candidate of the Main Opposition alliance, speaks to supporters at a rally while campaigning on April 30, 2023 in Izmir, Turkey, for the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14, 2023. The Kilicdaroglu-led Nation Alliance represents six opposition parties in next month's election against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year rule. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Don’t Look Away From What May Be Turkish Democracy’s Last Stand

The US, Europe, and voters in other countries teetering toward autocracy must pay heed, be vocal, and support democratic forces robustly.
Activists demonstrate in front of the White House, calling on the US to intervene to stop the fighting in Sudan, in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2023. They carry signs with messages including "Sudanese People are Not for Sale" and "Stop the War in Sudan." Also that day, warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum, as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a third week, violating a renewed truce.  (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

To End War in Sudan, Target the Generals’ War Chests

Only when the parties see that their financial interests are in jeopardy will they be willing to seriously negotiate.
von der Leyen stands at a podium with the European Union flag behind her

The EU Joins Washington’s Campaign to Contain China

Europe is playing with fire by adopting Washington’s bellicose containment strategy. It should prioritize cooperation instead.
Biden and Trudeau walk together wearing dark suits and flanked by a line of U.S. and Canadian flags.

Europe Can Show the United States and Canada How to Share Responsibility for Asylum Seekers

Responsibility sharing arrangements should pull together resources and hosting commitments from multiples stakeholders.

NATO Must Fast Track Bosnia’s Membership

A member of the country's tripartite Presidency makes the security case for admission, saying Finland's entry shows the risks and benefits.
A man walks through Hebrew Street in the Albanian city of Berat on February 6, 2019, in front of the city's tiny Solomon Museum, the country's only Jewish history museum. (Photo by GENT SHKULLAKU/AFP via Getty Images)

Albanian Museum to Celebrate Jewish Life and “Righteous” Who Gave Shelter During Holocaust

The Muslim-majority country is known as the only Nazi-occupied territory during World War II where the Jewish population increased.
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