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​Centrist senator and presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrates in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 19, 2025.
Analysis

Bolivia takes a right turn – will its neighbors follow?

After two decades of left-wing dominance in Bolivia, the Latin American country elected a centrist president on Sunday. It isn’t the only country in the region that’s tilting to the right.

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Trump to meet Putin, Indigenous voters in Bolivia shift right, Lula’s anti-Trump strategy goes global

Palestinians wounded in an Israeli strike near a humanitarian aid distribution centre are rushed to Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.
US & Canada

HARD NUMBERS: Gaza aid point killings rise, US states approve opioid settlement, and more

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, on December 11, 2017.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Pressure on Israel, Jitters in Bolivia, Podcasts for Democrats

The UK and EU threatened Tuesday to revise trade ties with Israel unless PM Benjamin Netanyahu stops the new offensive in the Gaza Strip and allows sufficient humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

NATO likely to respond if Russia sends North Korean troops to Ukraine
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NATO likely to respond if Russia sends North Korean troops to Ukraine

With reports of North Korean troops in Kursk, what is the likelihood of NATO directly intervening in the Ukraine-Russia war? Moldova's pro-Western President secured a second term after narrow runoff win. Does her victory reflect Western strength against Putin? How is the political rift between Bolivia's government and the former President Evo Morales affecting the country's stability and economy? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

​Bolivia's former President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference, in Cochabamba, Bolivia October 4, 2024.
What We're Watching

Did Bolivia’s ex-president stage an assassination … on himself?

The day after former Bolivian President Evo Morales claimed to have survived an attempt on his life on Sunday, Interior Minister Eduardo de Castillo accused Morales of staging an attempt on his own life.

​ Photo taken on April 22, 2012, shows the Pantanal wetlands in western Brazil.
What We're Watching

Hidrovia Project threatens Pantanal’s survival

​A member of the military police walks amid tear gas as Bolivia's President Luis Arce "denounced the irregular mobilization" of some units of the country's army, in La Paz, Bolivia June 26, 2024.
What We're Watching

Bolivia's coup lasts just hours

Bolivian state television broadcast images of armored military vehicles ramming the door of the government complex in La Paz on Wednesday, as soldiers occupied the capital city’s central square in an apparent coup attempt.

Bolivian Vice President David Choquehuanca and President Luis Arce chew coca leaves during the celebration of the "acullico" tradition, where coca leaves are shared and alternative products made with coca are shown, in La Paz, Bolivia January 11, 2023.
What We're Watching

Forget “Cocaine Bear,” here comes cocaine beer

Bolivia is diversifying its coca leaf products – from soaps and shampoos to a buzzy new beer. La Paz’s El Viejo Roble Distillery has launched a coca-infused brew set to hit the market at only $2 a bottle.

An Afghan man works in a poppy field in Nangarhar province in 2016.
Asia

Hard Numbers: Afghans' fewer poppies, Trump's lead in key states, Lake Titicaca’s lower water level, New Delhi's smog, Japan's new frigates, Swifties' tents