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David A. Andelman is a foreign correspondent, writer and columnist. His SubStack page is Andelman Unleashed, and he is a columnist for CNN. A former correspondent in Europe and Asia for The New York Times, he was Paris correspondent for CBS News and is a chevalier of France’s Legion d’Honneur. His latest book is A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen, plus its podcast.
![Pakistan and Indonesia Cast Their Vote](/content/images/size/w1378/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-10.54.04-AM.png)
Pakistan and Indonesia Cast Their Vote
The world's most populous Islamic countries had major elections with major consequences for democracy.
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Taiwan's Tenuous Position
Taiwanese voters resisted Beijing's pressure campaign when they voted Tsai Ing-Wen's successor into office. Yet the threat to Taiwan remains.
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Wagner's Next Target
Africa’s latest coups could become templates for other disaffected military leaders–and Wagner is slavering at the prospect.
![Liberté, Disparité, Fraternité](/content/images/size/w1378/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.54.22-AM.png)
Liberté, Disparité, Fraternité
France’s greatest danger may be its immigrant nation-within-a-nation–and a government out of touch with its population.