Who’s voting for ‘Bongbong’ Marcos to be the next Filipino president? Ronald Holmes, Dean Dulay, Anil Menon, and Allen Hicken - May 5, 2022 Approval of President Rodrigo Duterte correlates closely with support for the son of Ferdinand Marcos, this survey finds
Filipinos don’t long for the Marcos era. Why is his son in the lead? Marco Garrido - May 5, 2022 Many voters have grown disenchanted with democracy, my research finds.
Archbishop Tutu’s radical commitment to humanity led him to criticize parties, people and institutions Carolyn E. Holmes - December 27, 2021 The beloved anti-apartheid activist demanded that the African National Congress also meet the standards of ‘ubuntu’
Thousands of Eritreans fled repression at home. Many got caught up in Ethiopia’s fighting. Shannon Golden, Sarah Peters, Liyam Eloul, and Craig Higson-Smith - November 3, 2021 Past trauma and new threats are taking a toll on refugees’ mental health
In a first, the Nobel Peace Prize went to a Filipina. Her government isn’t happy. Enrico Gloria and Andrew Yeo - October 20, 2021 The award emphasizes the importance of freedom of expression and freedom of the press globally in an era of democratic backsliding
Hunger is getting worse, not better, around the globe. The pandemic didn’t help. Kit Evans and Kelly McFarland - September 22, 2021 Production and distribution systems haven’t kept pace with new threats, a new report finds.
Tunisia’s president launched a political crisis. Is it a coup? Nicholas J. Lotito - July 28, 2021 Sunday’s move started a fight for public approval and control of government institutions
Why Malala’s British Vogue interview put Pakistan in a marriage panic Sarah Khan - June 17, 2021 Here’s the research on marriage, divorce and women’s bargaining power in Pakistan
Ten years in, Tunisian democracy remains a work in progress Sharan Grewal - January 14, 2021 Despite the country’s initial success, these three factors stand in the way of democratic consolidation.
Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict reflects unresolved ethnic tensions Safia Farole - November 24, 2020 Regional self-government rights are being tested
A covid-19 vaccine might be tough to distribute in countries at war Jori Breslawski - November 12, 2020 Misinformation is just one of the challenges
The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize. Does food aid boost peace? Ida Rudolfsen and Halvard Buhaug - October 12, 2020 Food doesn’t replace peacebuilding.
75 years after Hiroshima, here are 4 things to know about nuclear disarmament efforts Stephen Herzog and Rebecca Gibbons - August 5, 2020 Buddhist monks walk past the Atomic Bomb Dome at Peace
Ethiopia’s prime minister wants to change the ruling coalition. Who’s getting left out? Goitom Gebreluel - December 23, 2019 Capitalism, not revolutionary democracy, seems to be the new direction.
The E.U. is supposed to promote democracy. So why do anti-democratic politicians thrive within it? Daniel Kelemen - December 2, 2019 Party alliances, subsidies and easy emigration all help soft authoritarians stay in power
In Somalia, can al-Shabab be defeated? Here’s why a nonmilitary option might succeed. Christian Taylor - November 5, 2019 It’s critical to keep defectors from rejoining.
We checked 100 years of protests in 150 countries. Here’s what we learned about the working class and democracy. Tore Wig, Sirianne Dahlum, and Carl Knutsen - October 24, 2019 The success of mass protests depends on who is doing the protesting.
Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize reflects his olive branch diplomacy. But some of these overtures have fallen short. Goitom Gebreluel - October 22, 2019 Peace at home and with Eritrea remains incomplete.
No, Trump probably won’t start a war to distract from his difficulties. Here’s what he’ll do instead. Valerie Morkevičius and Danielle Lupton - October 16, 2019 Expect an even more chaotic foreign policy
Schoolchildren around the world are on climate strike. Here’s what you need to know. Per Adman and Katrin Uba - March 14, 2019 Meet Greta Thunberg
Tunisia’s government is stuck between its own workers and the IMF. What’s next? Ian Hartshorn - January 18, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82807" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Workers across Tunisia are on strike
Why U.S. universities are shutting down China-funded Confucius Institutes Samuel Brazys and Alexander Dukalskis - January 11, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82470" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In January 2011, Chinese President Hu
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize is about helping the survivors of sexual violence Gudrun Østby and Christine Amisi - December 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81342" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Denis Mukwege, center, celebrates with his
A Yazidi activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But what happens next for Yazidis? Tutku Ayhan - October 30, 2018 Yazidi survivor, activist and U.N. goodwill ambassador for the dignity
After several high-profile murders in Iraq, here’s what headlines missed about their cause. Zahra Ali - October 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78816" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this image from Oct. 1,
On the International Day of the Girl, it’s a good time to ask: Are girls safe in schools? Sally Nuamah - October 11, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78755" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Teacher Mahajera Armani and her class
Why the Nobel Peace Prize went to 2 people fighting sexual violence in war Ragnhild Nordås and Elisabeth Wood - October 8, 2018 As Islamic State forces swept through northern Iraq in 2014,
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
Malala is building more schools in Pakistan. That’s not likely to reduce support for extremism. Madiha Afzal - April 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71862" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai walks
Poland’s right-wing government is rewriting history — with itself as hero Mateusz Mazzini - February 27, 2018 Poland is in the midst of a pitched battle over
This is why Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was just awarded the $5 million Ibrahim prize Pamela Scully - February 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69195" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former Liberia president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Should the U.S. try to deter cyberattacks by promising nuclear retaliation? Sarah Kreps and Jacquelyn Schneider - January 29, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68522" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (U.S. Air Force/AP)[/caption] Washington security circles
Liberia will hold its presidential election next week. Here’s what you need to know. Brooks Marmon - December 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67386" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Youth supporters campaign for soccer legend
The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner wants to ban nuclear weapons. Here’s why the U.S. is opposed. Rebecca Gibbons - December 11, 2017 On Sunday, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Here are three things we can learn from public opinion data about next week’s election in Liberia Kim Yi Dionne - October 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64623" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An election campaign billboard for presidential
On Prohibition’s 100th anniversary, here’s a distillation of 3 myths about the temperance movement. Mark Schrad - August 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61639" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women turn out in large numbers,
20 years ago, China promised Hong Kong ‘1 country, 2 systems.’ So much for promises. Victoria Hui - June 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60465" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters supporting Chinese Nobel Peace Prize
After Syria, is there still a taboo against the use of chemical weapons? Richard Price - April 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56566" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Syrian victim receives treatment on
How war is changing Yemen’s largest Islamist coalition Stacey Philbrick Yadav - March 22, 2017 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A person inspects a destroyed house
We tried to save 150 people in Aleppo from 5,000 miles away Steven Livingston and Jonathan Drake - January 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52233" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A girl plays amid the rubble
The 2016 TMC Holiday Gift Guide Laura Seay - December 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51518" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Sock monkey. (Laura Seay)[/caption] It’s the
How governments pitch a referendum is a big deal. Here’s what we learned in Colombia. Juan Masullo and Davide Morisi - December 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51048" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of the peace deal signed
Human rights groups are secretly U.S. agents. True or false? James Ron and David Crow - November 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50186" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Side handled and telescopic batons and
Even with a new Colombian peace deal, what happens in the countryside? Michael Albertus - November 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49510" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla,
Liberia has an important transition of power on the horizon. Here’s a preview. Kim Yi Dionne - October 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48262" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Two men speak on a street in Monrovia,
Here’s how attention to gender affected Colombia’s peace process Roxanne Krystalli and Kimberly Theidon - October 9, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47131" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Yurluey Mendoza 33, a FARC (Revolutionary
Colombians rejected ‘transitional justice’ for guerrillas. They want criminal justice instead. Jamie Rowen - October 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47510" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter of the peace deal
Colombia’s right-wing populist movement defeated the peace deal. Here’s how we know. Jennifer Cyr and Carlos Meléndez - October 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47331" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Colombians in Bogota react Sunday after
How big were the changes Tunisia’s Ennahda party just made at its national congress? Monica Marks - May 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41073" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tunisian Ennahda party supporters wave flags
The changing face of women’s political participation in the Middle East Vickie Langohr, Marc Lynch, and Lauren Baker - May 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40311" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptian women ink their fingers after
Tunisia’s labor union won the Nobel Peace Prize. But can it do its job? Ian Hartshorn - February 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36414" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh, left,
Five years after the Tunisian revolution, political frustration doesn’t diminish progress Laryssa Chomiak - January 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34382" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A protester wearing a Tunisian flag,
Four developments to watch after Burma’s historic elections Maya Tudor - November 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32445" align="aligncenter" width="1632"] Voters wait in line at a
Democracy promotion is failing. Here’s why. Sarah Bush - November 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31911" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi,
What did Tunisia’s Nobel laureates actually achieve? Monica Marks - October 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31323" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A photo taken on January 6,
What the Arab uprising protesters really wanted Mark Beissinger, Kevin Mazur, and Amaney Jamal - October 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30758" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A man looks at a banner
Could Tunisia’s National Dialogue model ever be replicated? Daniel Brumberg - October 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30534" align="aligncenter" width="908"] FILE: Tunisian mediators Wided Bouchamaoui, Houcine
If you read one thing about microfinance, read this Chris Blattman - March 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22213" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A summary of seven studies in
Fighting Ebola, Liberia’s ‘Invisible Rebel’ Leah Breen - August 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15012" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Women pray for an end of
Fighting Ebola, Liberia's 'Invisible Rebel' Leah Breen - August 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15012" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Women pray for an end of
Did the EU Cause Peace? Erik Voeten - October 12, 2012 So the EU won the Nobel Economics Peace Prize today
Does the EU Deserve Its Nobel Peace Prize? Henry Farrell - October 12, 2012 "Gideon Rachman":http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2012/10/does-the-eu-deserve-its-nobel/#axzz295W2Zl00 is somewhat skeptical. bq. However, there is clearly
This Week in Political Science Jonathan Robinson - October 14, 2011 NEGATIVE ADVERTISING: As the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination
Press Freedom and (Not) Attending the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Erik Voeten - December 9, 2010 **Update**: See here for an "updated analysis":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/12/more_press_freedom_and_nobel_a.html. A few days
A New Twittered Revolution? Erik Voeten - April 7, 2010 Foreign Policy's Turtle Bay reports that former IAEA chief and
The Politics of the Nobel Peace Prize Joshua Tucker - December 10, 2009 From my comments on "Politico's Arena":http://www.politico.com/arena/ today, here's my take
A peek behind the curtains at the Nobel Peace Prize committee deliberations - October 17, 2009 Although the selection of Barack Obama as this year's winner
Obama’s (First?) Nobel Prize Joshua Tucker - October 9, 2009 There is an active discussion going on over at "Politico's
If You Think the U.S. Electoral System Is a Mess, Get a Load of What’s Happening Today in Kenya - December 27, 2007 Americans like to complain -- with good cause -- about