The Targaryens struggle with a ‘crown prince problem,’ like all authoritarians Jørgen Møller, Anne Meng, Anders Sundell, and Andrej Kokkonen - August 28, 2022 In House of the Dragon — as in the Game of Thrones — leadership succession is a bloody problem
Putin likes to talk about Russians and Ukrainians as ‘one people.’ Here’s the deeper history. Jeffrey Mankoff - February 9, 2022 For centuries, Moscow has worried that foreign powers are scheming to separate Ukraine from Russia.
The U.S. formally recognized the Armenian genocide. Why now, a century later? Ryan Gingeras - April 24, 2021 This move signals a shift in the U.S. relationship with Turkey
Greek and Turkish ships are playing chicken at sea. There’s already been one crash. Rachel Esplin Odell and Annelle Sheline - September 12, 2020 Here’s why international law doesn’t offer clear-cut solutions
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia is a mosque again. Do Turkish citizens want Erdogan to restore the caliphate? Tarek Masoud and Aytug Sasmaz - July 23, 2020 Even if Erdogan wanted to restore the ancient caliphate, he would need public support to succeed.
Big elections are coming in 2019. Here’s how they could reshape foreign policy. Scott Wolford - January 3, 2019 [caption id="attachment_80963" align="aligncenter" width="960"] At the Group of 20 summit
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is trying to withdraw from Moscow’s control. The Kremlin is not happy. Robert Person and Aaron Brantly - October 31, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79609" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople,
The U.S. and China are playing a dangerous game. What comes next? Stacie Goddard - October 3, 2018 U.S. and Chinese warships played a dangerous game of chicken
After 27 years, Greece and Macedonia have resolved their contentious ‘naming dispute.’ Here’s how. Danilo Gjukovikj - August 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76280" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Opponents of the deal between Greece
For Albanians, it’s not just an eagle. Here’s the deeper story on those World Cup fines. Ani Kokobobo - July 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75214" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Switzerland's Granit Xhaka celebrates with the
How World War I could have ended a whole year earlier Scott Wolford - November 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66123" align="aligncenter" width="960"] British infantrymen occupy a shallow trench
Egypt is in a state of emergency. Here’s what that means for its government. Nathan Brown - April 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56790" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Egyptians gather behind a security perimeter
European powers forced artificial borders on more places than the Middle East. Sheri Berman - May 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40771" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The Sykes-Picot map, courtesy Wikimedia Commons.[/caption]
Here are the 5 things you need to know about the deadly fighting in Nagorno Karabakh John O’Loughlin and Gerard Toal - April 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38644" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Mobile artillery units of the Nagorno-Karabakh
How to understand Trump’s appeal to resentful whites Benjamin Denison - February 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35222" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Donald Trump arrives to address his
How a new Jordanian flag challenges ISIS Laurie Brand - June 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26394" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] Protesters hold up pictures of
This is not the Middle Eastern order you are looking for Benjamin Denison and Andrew Lebovich - June 9, 2015 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1484"] What Africa might look like had
#BlackLivesMatter, the international papal edition Naunihal Singh and Kim Yi Dionne - April 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23676" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Pope Francis arrives to
The identity politics of displacement in the Middle East Adam Lichtenheld - March 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22334" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An aerial view shows the Zaatari
Different faces of Turkish Islamic nationalism Senem Aslan - February 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21493" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Turkish protester holds a banner
Does the Islamic State believe in sovereignty? Richard Nielsen - February 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21019" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An image made available by the
Is this the end of Sykes-Picot? Gregory Gause - May 20, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10666" align="aligncenter" width="605"] Dr. Michael Izady, Gulf/2000 Program at
What World War I can tell us about international commerce and war today Yonatan Lupu and Erik Gartzke - April 1, 2014 [caption id="attachment_8823" align="aligncenter" width="800" special=""] Russian trenches in the forests
Protest and Democracy in Turkey Joshua Tucker - June 13, 2013 The following is a guest post from political scientist Daniel
Explaining Opposition to the “Ground Zero Mosque” John Sides - September 9, 2010 This is a guest post from "Jeremy Menchik":www.polisci.wisc.edu/menchik, a doctoral