THE first and second parts of this column series portrayed an aberrant Senate, their expedient political party memberships, and a cursory depiction of an anomalous political architecture of governance ...

The United States definitely has its fair share of political problems, but one thing that Americans never have to worry about is the collapse of government, at least in a formal sense. In many ...

The Kyrgyz parliament’s mandate technically lasts until November 2026, but as the body started its fall session this week, there’s been talk of an early dissolution. In June, Kyrgyz President Sadyr ...

The ongoing debate in South Asia is part of a larger conversation about what type of democratic governance is best. With the notable exception of China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and a handful of ...

As often happens the day after a Kyrgyz parliamentary election, the streets of downtown Bishkek were blocked on December 1. But this time, it was just the usual construction and rush-hour traffic, not ...

BEIRUT — Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country's longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in ...

Sébastien Lecornu, the third French prime minister in less than a year, succeeded where his two predecessors failed — at least for now. By Catherine Porter Reporting from Paris For more than a year, ...

Britain’s domestic intelligence agency said China was using headhunters to gather intelligence from lawmakers and parliamentary staff members. By Michael D. Shear Reporting from London Britain’s ...