President Bouteflika has now bowed to protesters’ demands and withdrawn his candidacy, but he still remains in office and has postponed the presidential elections.

After five years of military rule, Thailand is finally returning to the polls on 24 March.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is caught in a corruption scandal that could derail his Liberal party’s electoral fortunes.

The quotas for Japan's two new visa categories are low by global standards, but the demographic realities in the country mean they may open the door for further immigration reform.

Qatar has defiantly resisted the blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf states for nearly two years.

Elements of the global left have contested Western recognition of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president.

The expanding regional and global health agenda should compel ASEAN to work towards a more comprehensive human security approach to health.

For 30 months of time-consuming, often repetitive and tedious, negotiations with Europe’s leaders, an assortment of ministers and officials doing British prime minister Theresa May’s bidding have largely kept their counsel.

The AJIA’s Boyer Prize for 2018 has been awarded to Miriam Matejova, Stefan Parker and Peter Dauvergne. This abridged version of their article looks at how governments across the globe have been branding NGOs and environmentalists as agents of foreign influence to repress opposition movements.

India's general election is scheduled to run from 11 April to 19 May. In an epic feat of electoral planning, more than 900 million Indians will be eligible to vote in a contest that is likely to be fought on issues including jobs, corruption and national security.