Trump’s travel ban may backfire — and hinder U.S. policy Melissa Carlson - February 9, 2017 The Trump administration’s ban of migrants from seven Muslim-majority countries
Kidnapping for ransom works like a market. How it is organized is surprising. Anja Shortland - December 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51200" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A member of the Libyan security
How Twitter can empower opposition forces in authoritarian countries Mareike Transfeld and Isabelle Werenfels - December 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50469" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] The United States
How social media undermined Egypt’s democratic transition Sean Aday, Marc Lynch, and Deen Freelon - October 7, 2016 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A shop in Tahrir Square is
Here’s what ordinary Arabs think about the Syrian refugee crisis Alexandra A. Siegel and Chris Tenove - September 19, 2016 1.6 million Arab tweets tell us a lot.
How a new youth movement is emerging in Jordan ahead of elections Wael Al-Khatib and Sean Yom - September 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46209" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters line a street in Amman to receive
Yes, Central African Republic is a real country. But it’s a very different kind of country. Tatiana Carayannis and Louisa Lombard - June 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42268" align="aligncenter" width="303"] (Courtesy of the authors)[/caption] When ousted
Here’s how text analysis is transforming social-science research Joshua Tucker - May 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36430" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)[/caption] The journal Political
Ukraine defeated Russia — at Eurovision. Here’s why that matters Robert Seely - May 22, 2016 When St. Petersburg’s renowned Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra performed Bach in
Beirut’s election was surprisingly competitive. Could it shake up Lebanese politics? Amanda Rizkallah - May 11, 2016 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="842"] A Lebanese woman casts her vote