Politics, Military & International Relations

A military parade held in Beijing on 3 September 2025 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II.

Brazil’s 2026 elections for the presidency, Congress, state governorships, and state and Federal District legislatures.

A student protest movement that spread across France in September and October 2026, demanding improved school staffing, facilities, and learning conditions.

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

The 2026 Spanish general election is scheduled for 29 November to elect the Congress of Deputies and the directly elected members of the Senate.

Taiwan’s local elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, will elect mayors, magistrates, councillors, and other local officials in the “nine-in-one” electoral cycle.

The 2026 Tamil Nadu election produced a hung assembly, with Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam winning the most seats and subsequently forming the government.

The 2026 U.S. election cycle encompasses congressional, state, territorial, and local contests, with most general elections scheduled for November 3.

Scheduled elections for 35 United States Senate seats, including 33 regular contests and special elections in Florida and Ohio.

Abdul El-Sayed is an American public health administrator, author, and politician, and Michigan’s 2026 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate.

Alternative for Germany is a German political party founded in 2013, associated with Euroscepticism, nationalism, and right-wing populism.

Taiwanese politician and feminist activist who served as the Republic of China’s first female vice president from 2000 to 2008.

American-Yemeni cleric and al-Qaeda propagandist killed in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen in 2011.

APEC China 2026 is China’s third APEC host year, culminating in a leaders’ meeting scheduled for November 18–19 in Shenzhen.

Bai Suocheng was a Kokang political and military leader in Myanmar who was sentenced to death in China in 2025 and died before execution.

American politician and author who served as the 44th U.S. president from 2009 to 2017, the first African American to hold the office.

Israeli politician and Likud leader, and the country’s longest-serving prime minister.

Former Chinese politician who led Chongqing and served as commerce minister before receiving a life sentence in 2013.

Brexit was the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union and the process of establishing their subsequent relationship.

Capitalism: an economic system of private capital ownership, market exchange and profit-driven production, covering its origins, theories, varieties, global spread and debates.

Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, whose public life spans royal service, charity, and environmental advocacy.

Taiwanese lawyer and politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008, leading its first transfer of presidential power between parties.

Taiwanese politician, Kuomintang chairperson, former legislator, and former Executive Yuan spokesperson.

Chiang Ching-kuo was a Kuomintang leader and president of the Republic of China on Taiwan whose career spanned authoritarian government and late political liberalization.

Chiang Hsiao-yen, also known as John Chiang, is a Taiwanese Kuomintang politician and former foreign minister, vice premier, and legislator.

Chinese Nationalist military and political leader who headed the Republic of China on the mainland and later in Taiwan.

Taiwanese lawyer and Kuomintang politician who became mayor of Taipei in December 2022 after serving two legislative terms.

China’s ruling political party, founded in 1921, with a central role in the country’s government, military, and public institutions.

A biblical metaphor adapted by John Winthrop and later American political speakers to express communal responsibility, national example, and American exceptionalism.

Democracy is a form of collective decision-making and government based on popular participation, political equality, and public control of decision-makers.

A major Taiwanese political party founded in 1986, associated with democratization, Taiwanese identity, and progressive policy platforms.

Disarmament is the reduction or elimination of weapons and military capabilities through agreements, unilateral measures, or post-conflict processes.

American businessman, media personality, and 45th and 47th president of the United States.

Enoch Wu is a Taiwanese politician and founder of Forward Alliance, an organization focused on civilian emergency preparedness and resilience.

American businessman and former Navy SEAL who founded Blackwater and developed international security ventures.

The European Union’s directly elected parliamentary institution, sharing legislative and budgetary authority and scrutinising other EU institutions.

The European Union is a treaty-based political and economic union of 27 European countries with shared institutions, laws, and policies.

Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist ideology and movement that emerged in Europe after World War I, exemplified by Mussolini's Italy and Hitler's Nazi Germany.

Federalism divides constitutional authority between a common government and territorial constituent units, combining regional self-government with participation in shared institutions.

A diverse body of movements and ideas seeking women’s rights, gender equality, and an end to sexist oppression.

The flag of the Republic of China, commonly called Taiwan’s flag, consists of a red field with a blue canton bearing a twelve-rayed white sun.

The FN Five-seveN is a Belgian semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 5.7×28 mm cartridge, developed as a companion to the FN P90.

A major U.S. Army installation in central Texas, serving as a center for armored-force training, command, and deployment.

American politician and businessman who became California’s 40th governor in 2019 after serving as San Francisco mayor and California lieutenant governor.

British king whose reign encompassed the Second World War and the emergence of the modern Commonwealth.

Government is the system of institutions and officeholders through which a political community makes and enforces collectively binding decisions.

Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Legislative Yuan president, former Kaohsiung mayor, and 2020 presidential candidate.

A Yemeni political and armed movement rooted in Zaydi revivalism and a principal actor in Yemen’s war and Red Sea insecurity.

Taiwanese politician and diplomat who became vice president in 2024 after serving as Taiwan’s representative to the United States.

Chinese political leader who served as Communist Party general secretary from 2002 to 2012 and state president from 2003 to 2013.

Chinese Communist Party leader associated with post-Mao reforms, whose death preceded the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.

Chinese political leader who succeeded Mao Zedong and held the premiership and Communist Party chairmanship during the post-Mao transition.

A constitutional process for formally charging public officials with misconduct that may lead to removal from office.

An independent humanitarian organization that protects and assists people affected by armed conflict and promotes international humanitarian law.

International sanctions are restrictive measures used by states and international organizations to influence conduct and address threats to peace and security.

James Talarico is an American politician, former teacher, and Texas state representative who became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas in 2026.

Chinese actress and political leader, Mao Zedong’s wife, and a prominent figure in the Cultural Revolution and Gang of Four.

Jiang Zemin (1926–2022) was a Chinese engineer-turned-leader who served as Communist Party general secretary from 1989 to 2002 and as president from 1993 to 2003.

American politician who served as the 46th U.S. president, vice president under Barack Obama, and senator from Delaware.

35th President of the United States (1961–1963), known for the New Frontier agenda, the Cold War crises over Berlin and Cuba, and the goal of landing on the Moon; assassinated in Dallas in 1963.