The Take

It's the day after Election Day in the United States, but the US isn't the only country counting votes. We're taking you on a three-continent tour to fill you in on a few other contests — and the mixed results.

For the first time in US history, Latinx, Latina, Latino and Hispanic voters are projected to exceed the number of Black eligible voters in a presidential election, making this the largest ethnic minority voting group. Since his time as a candidate for the presidency in 2016, Donald Trump's language towards the Latino immigrant community has been charged. Though, not all voters are focusing on immigration reform at the ballot box. We're hearing from members of the community on what their key voting issues are, and what a Joe Biden win, or a second Trump presidency will mean to them.

From ballots and deadlines to envelopes and polling places, if it's part of the US election, there's probably a lawsuit about it. This is the most litigated election in US history, and decisions that could swing the result will come down to the nine unelected members of the Supreme Court. A newly appointed conservative justice has fueled fears about the court's power to decide whose votes count, and whose get thrown out. What does that mean for people of color who have fought decades of voter suppression? And what will the election mean for the future of the Supreme Court?

The relationship between China and the US has been a rollercoaster since the beginning of the Trump administration. Tensions have escalated with a trade war, and the US has repeatedly blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic. But could this powerful relationship improve after the 2020 presidential election? We're exploring what an administration change, or not, could mean for foreign relations between the world's biggest economies.

Everything is harder the first time — even voting. Add to that the coronavirus pandemic, and a president who claims he doesn't trust the election process, and you have the potential for problems. So who are the people who will be first-time voters in this year's US presidential election? What are they excited about, and what is holding them back?

A movement to stop police brutality in Nigeria has taken over the streets, and international headlines. #EndSARS, the youth-led movement demanding an end to police violence, and specifically to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad known as SARS, has created a moment of reckoning for Nigeria's government. We spoke to protesters to hear what they've seen over the past two weeks, and where they think the movement will take Nigeria next.

Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election shocked many across the United States. But many Eastern Europeans had seen behavior like this before. The 2020 election is quickly approaching, and Russian trolls are once again slyly spreading disinformation. We’re looking abroad to understand how and why Russia meddles, and best practices for safeguarding against it.

Iranians were already dealing with a currency crisis and another wave of coronavirus when the US announced another round of sanctions earlier this month, the latest in the Trump administration’s so-called maximum pressure campaign. What do the Iranians living under Trump’s sanctions think about the US elections? And how long can they expect those sanctions to last?

Fighting in the tiny, sliver of land known as Nagorno-Karabakh is once again bringing the world's superpowers together to engage in what may escalate to full-scale war. What is the endgame for Armenia and Azerbaijan, and what role could Turkey, Russia, the US and France play in bringing resolution to the decades-long conflict?

The 2020 vote will have the fewest international observers of any US election, despite having some of the biggest-ever concerns about the integrity of the vote: court disputes over mail-in ballots, loosened restrictions on voter intimidation, and an administration that's left the public guessing on whether it will commit to a peaceful transfer of power. So what is the role of international observers in the US, and why is it different from many of the countries the US itself observes?

As the November 3 election approaches, we’re hearing from a diverse group of voters who could help determine the next US president. Though Muslims, members of the LGBTQ community and evangelical Christians all represent different percentages of the electorate, each could be a deciding factor in determining the future of the United States.

A month after Greece’s notoriously unsafe Moria refugee camp burned down, authorities have begun the long process of restarting asylum seekers’ applications. When thousands of people were displaced in September, it gave new urgency to the EU’s plan to break the deadlock on the migration crisis. We hear from asylum seekers and locals about how this round of displacement has affected their lives.

Portugal’s antiracist movement had its largest protest in recent memory after George Floyd was killed by US police. The protest wasn’t only about an injustice an ocean away, but part of an ongoing struggle in a country that looks back fondly on its colonial past. What’s behind Portugal’s rosy view of history, and how does that affect Black activists fighting for their rights today?

A flurry of condemnations, proposed sanctions and cancelled arms deals against Saudi Arabia followed Jamal Khashoggi’s death on October 2, 2018. But in the two years since, most countries have resumed normal relations with the kingdom. Days after the second anniversary of the journalist's murder, we’re exploring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s rise to power in the country, and on the global stage.

One of the last of his generation, Kuwait's Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah died this week the age of 91. The ruler of 14 years leaves the Gulf region without one of its leading advocates for peace. What does this mean for the region, and the future of Kuwait?