Iran’s unique political system — which has been designed in such a way that the Shia clergy has ultimate authority in all critical matters related to the state, even as elections are held in regular ...

Here’s what to know about the energy, economic, and political crises surrounding Cuba—and the role of Trump and the U.S.

Iran’s Supreme Leader remains the most powerful office in the Islamic Republic, but its origins trace back to the dramatic 1979 Iranian Revolution. From Ayatollah Khomeini’s rise to the constitutional ...

Balen Shah's RSP has upended Nepal's political order with massive win in elections to 60% seats; now comes proportional division of 40% seats as per vote share.

As election preparations pick up, the EC has completed a key step in assigning voting machines - a process designed to keep polling fair and free from manipulation.

Most Americans think the country’s economic and political systems are rigged against them — at levels greater than in several ...

How do you bomb a country “without mercy”—and end up strengthening it? When US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that Washington would show “no ...

A political settlement could end the fighting relatively quickly. But the commercial systems that allow global oil to move safely through maritime chokepoints operate on much slower regulatory and ...

Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s ...

Iran’s new ruler is already a marked man. U.S. President Donald Trump has said Mojtaba Khamenei, who replaced his slain ...

Politics does not just divide us, it rewires how we think. Identity, loyalty, and motivated reasoning quietly distort ...