Organized crime’s hold on local governments fuels record election violence; Europe’s cocaine pipeline shifting to the Southern Cone.

Governments have learned to manage many threats, but they are failing to curb the growing power of organized crime.

The exclusion of Taiwan from international organizations hinders the world’s ability to develop comprehensive and effective solutions to a growing set of transnational issues.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar–“Mr. Marlboro”—allegedly leads the al-Mulathamun Battalion. The U.S. Department of State designated the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on Wednesday, December 18. …

Economic development work is aimed at long-term change in the world’s poorest countries.

The White House-orchestrated campaign to discredit the World Health Organization amid the coronavirus pandemic has been unfair and disingenuous.

Below is a guest post by Andrew Reddie, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. The UN Charter advises that “the Security Council shall, where appropriate…