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  2. Elizabeth Shackleford speaks with BBC World News over Zoom. Global Politics

    William Ruto Declared Winner in Kenya Presidential Election

    In the News
    BBC World News by Elizabeth Shackelford

    Elizabeth Shackleford looks at William Ruto's win in Kenya's presidential election and why it's a good sign for Kenyan democracy.

  3. United States Splits from Global Trend on Abortion Rights Global Health

    United States Splits from Global Trend on Abortion Rights

    In the News
    WGN-9 by Elizabeth Shackelford

    Banning abortion “doesn't look like a particularly democratic move for a country that purports to be a beacon of democracy,” says Elizabeth Shackelford on WGN-9.

  4. Biden speaks at the Summit for Democracy
    AP Photos
    US Foreign Policy

    Biden's 'Defending Democracy’ Agenda Is All Talk

    In the News
    World Politics Review by Paul Poast

    "The Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy is realpolitik from top to bottom," Paul Poast writes.

  5. Rep. Matt Gaetz gets into a verbal confrontation with Rep. Kevin McCarthy
    Abaca Press
    US Foreign Policy

    The GOP's Extremists Now Hold America—and the World—hostage

    In the News
    World Politics Review by Paul Poast

    The election for speaker of the Republican-majority House was a bad omen for US aid to Ukraine and US democracy, Paul Poast writes.

  6. Demonstrators call on the US to intervene to stop Benjamin Netanyahu's government to press on with its judicial overhaul
    Reuters
    US Foreign Policy

    The US-Israel Relationship Is Special, but Not Indestructible

    In the News
    World Politics Review by Paul Poast

    Ongoing protests to safeguard democracy and a potential war with Iran could call into question US unconditional support for Israel, Paul Poast writes.

  7. President Biden hosts a meeting at the Summit for Democracy
    The White House
    US Foreign Policy

    Biden's Summit for Democracy Isn't Really about Democracies

    In the News
    World Politics Review by Paul Poast

    A key purpose of the meeting is to create a countercoalition against Russia and China, Paul Poast argues.

  8. People pass by a campaign poster for Taiwan’s presidential election
    AP Photos
    Global Politics

    2024 Will Be a Year of Elections That Could Reshape Global Politics

    In the News
    World Politics Review by Paul Poast

    "The elections of 2024 could mark an inflection point for democracy globally and, by consequence, international relations," Paul Poast writes.

  9. President Biden speaks in Philadelphia on September 1, 2022.
    Reuters
    Global Politics

    Biden Says Trump Is Threat to American Democracy

    In the News
    VOA by Cécile Shea

    "I think that President Biden, in a way, is mirroring what he senses is a changing attitude in a part of our society," said Cécile Shea.

  10. Trump arraignment at table in court.
    Reuters
    US Foreign Policy

    Trump Indictment Viewed Abroad as Test of US Democracy

    In the News
    VOA by Cécile Shea

    What impact does Trump’s indictment have on the credibility of the US political system? Cecile Shea weighs in on VOA with Cindy Saine.

  11. NATO Spokesperson, Oana Lungescu, Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak at a NATO conference.
    NATO (Flickr)
    Defense and Security

    In Madrid, NATO Must Focus on the Long Term

    In the News
    Politico by Ivo H. Daalder

    As NATO meets in Madrid, Ivo Daalder stresses that they must focus on the long term and include "all those in Europe who stand for freedom and democracy."