Elections

The Syrian parliamentary elections are coming up. Should anyone care?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Vladimir Pran and Maroun Sfeir</span>

The polls will be held again against a backdrop of massive displacement, unresolved conflict, partial occupation, and an intransigent regime.

Mexico’s next president must address violence against women in rural areas

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Charlene Aguilera</span>, <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Isabel Chiriboga</span>

Whoever is elected on June 2, the next Mexican president will need to address the surge of violence against women, especially in remote states.

Senegal’s new political landscape offers a new start for the West

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Mayecor Sar</span>

There's an opportunity for countries in the West to establish more tightly knit relationships with Senegal—but only if they’re willing to create equitable partnerships that foster development and stability.

The KDP is boycotting the upcoming elections. Iraqi Kurdistan may get stuck in an electoral impasse.

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Sarkawt Shamsulddin</span>

As the June election deadline looms, the future of Kurdistan’s political stability hangs in the balance.

Experts react: The US just reimposed sanctions on Venezuela. What does this mean for energy markets and Venezuela’s election?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council experts</span>

The United States will reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela, faulting Nicolás Maduro’s government for failing to uphold the October 2023 Barbados Agreement.

Slovakia’s presidential choice reinforces its anti-Western leanings

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Soňa Muzikárová</span>

The victory of a Moscow-friendly populist in Slovakia’s presidential election is a worrisome shift away from Western, democratic norms.

Your primer on the European Parliament elections and how they will shape the EU

As Europe heads to the polls to elect the 10th European Parliament this June, the Europe Center is breaking down the key people and issues to know.

As Sogavare seeks reelection in the Solomon Islands, China’s influence is on the ballot

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Parker Novak</span>

The April 17 elections in the Solomon Islands will determine whether the country doubles down on its ties with China or changes course.

Ukraine’s veterans can transform the country’s postwar political landscape

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Kateryna Odarchenko</span>

While the Russian invasion of Ukraine is still far from over, it already looks likely that Ukrainian military veterans will play a key role in their country's postwar politics, writes Kateryna Odarchenko.