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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pictured during a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on August 21, 2019.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Has Suspended the U.K.'s Parliament. What Happens Next?

In short, a constitutional crisis is what comes next.

Supporters of the League party and Five Star Movement (in government until now) come out in favor of their leaders outside the main entrance of the Senate in which Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his decision to resign.

Italy’s Government Has Collapsed. What Happens Next?

Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned this week, bringing an end t...

Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned this week, bringing an end to the country’s 66th government since 1945. Why It Matters: Italy is the Eurozone’s third-largest economy, and the two-trillion-dollar economy is fragile. No country...

Supporters of the Phalang Pracharat party hold signs during the party's final major campaign rally in Bangkok on March 22, 2019

The Quick Read on Thailand's First Election in 8 Years

The Thai people head to the polls on Sunday for the first time since the co...

The Thai people head to the polls on Sunday for the first time since the country’s military seized power in a 2014

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media at the national press gallery in Ottawa, Ontario, on March 7, 2019

The Quick Read on Justin Trudeau's Mounting Political Troubles

When your campaign slogan is “real change,” even minor scandals can have ma...

When your campaign slogan is “real change,” even minor scandals can have major consequences

Several thousand students are returning to Algiers in Algeria on March 05, 2019 and in several cities in Algeria against the fifth candidacy of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

The Quick Read on the Protests in Algeria

President Bouteflika is seeking a fifth term in April elections

In this handout photo provided by Vietnam News Agency, U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) during their second summit meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel on February 28, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The Quick Read on the Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi

The truth is that escalation on the North Korea issue is far less likely no...

The truth is that escalation on the North Korea issue is far less likely now than when Trump began his diplomatic outreach to Kim Jong Un

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Crown Prince Of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud prior to a meeting, at Hyderabad House, on Feb. 20, 2019

The Quick Read on MBS's Tour of Pakistan, India and China

Saudi Arabia needs the economic buy-in from major Asian powers now more tha...

Saudi Arabia needs the economic buy-in from major Asian powers now more than ever