Kofi Annan was a strong voice for peace. Rwanda was where he fell short. Timothy Longman - August 20, 2018 Kofi Annan, the first U.N. secretary general from sub-Saharan Africa, died
Why so many Syrians living abroad support U.S. intervention Dana Moss - April 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56989" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Syrians chant slogans and wave pre-Baath
For the first time ever, the U.S. will abstain when the U.N. votes against its embargo on Cuba. That’s a big deal. Erik Voeten - October 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48448" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to
10 things I learned via Twitter on International Women’s Day Kim Yi Dionne - March 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36959" align="aligncenter" width="604"] In 2009, U.S. Secretary of State
What are the benefits of campaign finance reform? Sam Power - November 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32330" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Flickr under Creative Commons license from
We predicted Burundi’s crisis. Is the response working? Cameron Hudson - June 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25909" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Soldiers clear a roadblock set by
We predicted Burundi's crisis. Is the response working? Laura Seay - June 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25909" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Soldiers clear a roadblock set by
Why Russia tried to curb same-sex partner rights at the U.N. (and why it lost) Erik Voeten - March 25, 2015 On Tuesday, member states of the United Nations voted
The mysterious absence of women from Middle East policy debates Cofman Wittes and Marc Lynch - January 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20277" align="aligncenter" width="620"] U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Hot pursuit in Syria and in history Lionel Beehner - September 28, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16272" align="aligncenter" width="575"] Pancho Villa (Smithsonian)[/caption] Secretary of State
Did Russian personnel help take down MH17? Austin Carson - July 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13351" align="alignnone" width="620"] Debris lies at the crash site
The threat or promise of justice in Palestine Mark Kersten / Managing Editor - July 9, 2014 On July 6, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a
Clarification on quals and quants Andrew Gelman - January 14, 2012 In response to my post criticizing David Brooks for making
David Brooks wishes George W. Bush could run for a third term, also says he’s not allowed to talk about what he just talked about Andrew Gelman - January 14, 2012 OK, not really. But NYT columnist Brooks does write: In
Too much education Andrew Gelman - September 11, 2011 One thing they teach you in high school and colleges---especially
Non-statistical thinking in the US foreign policy establishment Andrew Gelman - May 20, 2011 I'm a few weeks behind in my New Yorker reading
FOIA Indian Style Erik Voeten - November 11, 2010 On the White House blog, Samantha Powers describes a meeting
Punditry vs. Political Science John Sides - August 25, 2008 A couple weeks ago, Andy had this response to a
Thumbs Down? Opponent Dissatisfaction among Obama and Clinton Supporters - March 14, 2008 As virtually any political campaign wears on, more and more
But for the Grace of God &c Henry Farrell - March 7, 2008 The "NYT":http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/obama-aide-apologizes-for-calling-clinton-a-monster/index.html?hp tells us that Samantha Power (who is, on