Leadership
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Managing Palestine’s Looming Leadership Transition
It remains unclear how a successor will be chosen ICG Elections are the best way, but Abbas and his circle…
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The Guardian view on Jacinda Ardern’s departure: knowing when to quit
Jacinda Ardern’s resignation has sparked shock and dismay, and not only at home, where Labour must now rush to replace the…
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Taiwan’s new DPP head: I’ll protect democracy
The new chief of Taiwan’s ruling party who described himself as pro-independence vowed on Wednesday to uphold the self-ruling island’s…
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Jacinda Ardern knew when to quit. Unlike some other politicians I could mention
She showed us a different way to lead Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian One of the hardest things in life is…
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Mutiny erupts among WEF staff over role of ‘Mr Davos’
Founder and chair Klaus Schwab has run forum for 52 years but is now seen by some past and present…
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Gaoling a president is a helluva challenge, but sometimes it has to be done
IT HAS BEEN a bad week for several national leaders who now appear more likely than ever to serve prison…
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Brazil: Ensure Justice for Attack on Democratic Institutions
President Lula Should Defend and Promote Rights Human Rights Watch (São Paulo) – Brazilian authorities should thoroughly investigate all those who have…
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As a Turkish court bans Istanbul’s mayor from politics, has Erdoğan miscalculated?
Last week a court sentenced Istanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem Imamoğlu, to almost three years in prison and barred him from politics for…
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Dutch PM apologises for Netherlands’ role in slave trade
Mark Rutte has offered a formal apology on behalf of the Dutch state for the Netherlands’ historical role in the…
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Information Warfare Can Turn Russians Against Putin
Despite Russian president Vladimir Putin’s 83 percent approval rating, his deceptions about losses in Ukraine and gradual increases in the…
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Netanyahu signs Israel coalition deal with anti-LGBT Noam party
It is the latest development set to give far-right parties unprecedented power within Israel’s ruling coalition. Tom Bateman BBC Avi…
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From immunity to impunity: the lawsuit against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
For a country that has made human rights the glossy cover of its foreign policy rhetoric, this was not a…
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Pakistan: Plunging into Chaos?
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Samina Ahmed explains the causes and possible consequences of the country’s latest political tumult.…
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Greece’s ‘Watergate’ explained: why the European Parliament is investigating over a wiretapping scandal
One of them was corruption, which has eaten away at accountability in Greek politics since the end of military dictatorship in 1974. Georgios…
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Israel’s Winning Coalition: Culmination of a Long Rightward Shift
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Mairav Zonszein and USMEP’s Daniel Levy analyse the results and their likely implications for…
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‘Unite or die’: Sunak’s warning to Tories after winning vote to be UK’s next prime minister
On Monday (UK time), he told MPs the party must “unite or die” following the unprecedented upheavals in UK politics…
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