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The Year Voters Lost Faith In Incumbents — And Democracy

​A Kashmiri man shows his voter slip as he lines up to cast his ballot at a polling station, during the first phase of assembly elections, in Pulwama, India, Sept. 18, 2024.
Voting in Kashmir, India, on Sept. 18, 2024. Saqib Majeed/ZUMA

Looking back, 2024 was a year of momentous elections around the world. The results, from country to country, show overall that the global health of democracy remains precarious when some of those who win elections do not seem to believe in the political system which brought them to power.

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U.S.-Israel Relations Face A Bonafide Moment Of Truth

photo of Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands
American Secretary of State Antony Blinken and sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. David Azagury/U.S. Embassy to Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just as Washington has submitted a stunning resolution at the UN pressuring Israel into a ceasefire. But is there a way out?

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