the quick read

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...

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

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

President Bouteflika is seeking a fifth term in April elections

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

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