autocracy

The New York Times described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an “authoritarian” leader this week, due to his early and aggressive response to the coronavirus, which is now considered among the best in the world.

The Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan was rocked on Tuesday by the surprise announcement that longtime President Nursultan Nazarbayev has decided to resign after 30 years in power.

President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that the U.S. is leaving the Iran deal marks the end of what his predecessor, Barack Obama, considered his main foreign policy legacy.