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Péter Magyar speaks to the media in Budapest, Hungary, after his party’s victory over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party in the April 13 general election. (Photo AP/Denes Erdos)

Hungary turns the page into uncertainty after Péter Magyar ends Viktor Orbán’s enduring rule

The victory of the Tisza party in Hungary marks a major political turning point, but the European and geopolitical implications of this remain unclear.
From left: Alexi Lalas, Brazilian footballer Ronaldo, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, host Andrés Cantor, Francesco Totti, and Hristo Stoichkov discuss the match schedule reveal for the 2026 World Cup in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Can the 2026 FIFA World Cup still be a force for global unity?

The current U.S. political climate does not provide an encouraging model to move the FIFA World Cup toward peace and solidarity currently, but the world is in desperate need for it to do so.
Demonstrators with likenesses of U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders pretend to drill into the Earth during the COP30 Climate Summit in November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Addressing climate change without the ‘rules‑based order’

Everyone who cares about climate action must now grapple with how climate politics can function in a new world of uncertainty.
A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, in 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is also about strategic interests

The dismantling of USAID underscores a larger trend of strategic and ideological considerations that have always influenced international development aid.
International scientific collaboration has boomed since the end of the 20th century. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images

It’s getting harder for scientists to collaborate across borders – that’s bad when the world faces global problems like pandemics and climate change

Scientific research done through international collaboration has boomed in the past 30 years. But recently, powerful countries are using science as a tool of politics, threatening that work.
Reducing fossil use and increasing renewable energy worldwide are crucial to both sustainable development and fighting climate change. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

4 strategies for a global breakthrough on energy and climate change

Energy and climate policies aren’t always headed in the same direction, but if they work together they can tackle two of the biggest challenges of our time.
Indonesian marine officers get ready for a ceremony in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. Taking aggressive steps vis-a-vis China could overturn its growing defence cooperation with China. ANTARA FOTO/Muhammad Adimaja/wsj

Why Indonesia’s aggressive stance on China in South China Sea may fall short

Indonesia’s increasingly aggressive responses may fall short given the country’s high military and economic dependence on China.

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