The Philippines elected a dictator’s son. Why are dynasties popular? James Loxton - May 26, 2022 Ties to a former dictatorship are quite common in new democracies, this research explains
Taliban leaders are back in charge in Afghanistan. Can they control their own army? Jean Lachapelle, Dan Slater, and Adam E. Casey - August 26, 2021 What we know from other victorious rebellions
Fights over marine boundaries are creating safe zones for pirates Brandon Prins, Anup Phayal, and Aaron Gold - August 4, 2021 New research reveals how contested waters have become maritime hot spots
What would persuade South Asians to get vaccinated against covid-19? Syeda ShahBano Ijaz - May 21, 2021 New research suggests a way to change minds.
The International Criminal Court just elected a new chief prosecutor. Here’s what you need to know. Nastaran Far, Hailey Robertson, and Kelebogile Zvobgo - February 16, 2021 The ICC’s future will rest on the new prosecutor’s success in opening, trying and closing cases — and being fair
The U.S. banned Xinjiang cotton imports because of forced labor. Textile workers face abuses in other countries, too. Emmanuel Teitelbaum and Aparna Ravi - February 9, 2021 Consumers play a role in improving labor standards within the global fashion industry
There’s a long, troubling history behind the Capitol attack Kathleen Klaus and Aditi Malik - January 22, 2021 Although the siege surprised almost everyone, it did not emerge randomly
5 ways the coronavirus is making the world’s most vulnerable a lot more vulnerable Chen Reis - May 18, 2020 More people will need help — but wealthier nations may have less to give
Will Trump’s name on stimulus checks help win him votes in November? Virginia Oliveros, Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro, and Matthew Winters - April 28, 2020 What we know about the consequences of name-stamping public policy
In India, Hindus, Muslims and police are fighting in the streets. Here’s what’s behind the violence. Suparna Chaudhry - February 25, 2020 They’re battling over the new citizenship law.
The U.N.’s top court ordered Myanmar to protect the Rohingya. Here’s how that could matter. John D. Ciorciari - February 9, 2020 The ruling was a significant defeat for Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s president and a former human rights icon
This tiny African country got the U.N.’s top court to investigate Myanmar for genocide Oumar Ba - January 28, 2020 Why would Gambia step up for the Muslim minority Rohingya thousands of miles away?
Here are the facts behind Mike Pompeo’s fight with NPR Henry Farrell - January 25, 2020 Either the NPR journalist is unusually terrible at geography, or the State Department has issued a misleading statement.
India is cracking down on university protests. Here’s what you need to know. Shubha Kamala Prasad - January 9, 2020 The rising opposition to the government’s tough response may bring out even larger crowds.
In India, thousands are protesting the new citizenship law. Here are 4 things to know. Shivaji Mukherjee, Aditi Malik, and Ajay Verghese - December 30, 2019 Some object to its Muslim exclusions, while others object to the broad welcome for other groups.
Obama once said that if women ran the world, there’d be less war Abigail S. Post - December 22, 2019 Here’s what the research says.
India’s new law may leave millions of Muslims without citizenship Suparna Chaudhry - December 12, 2019 Modi’s government is trying to create a Hindu nation.
Why buying Greenland wouldn’t really help the U.S. economy (even if it were for sale) Jonathan N. Markowitz and Benjamin Graham - August 28, 2019 Unlike Russia, the United States no longer depends on resource extraction.
The Treaty of Versailles was signed June 28, 1919. So why don’t countries formalize peace today? Tanisha Fazal - June 26, 2019 Here’s how peace treaties have changed in the past 100 years.
What will Taiwan’s same-sex marriages mean in the rest of Asia? Joseph O'Mahoney and Enze Han - May 24, 2019 It’s likely to inspire activists, but other legislatures have a long way to go.
Fake news is bad news for democracy. James Hollyer, James Vreeland, and Peter Rosendorff - April 5, 2019 Unreliable information shapes voter choices — and election outcomes.
Would it be ethical for the U.N. refugee agency to send Rohingya back to Myanmar? Mollie Gerver - December 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81619" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Rohingya refugees shout slogans against repatriation
Anti-immigrant forces won a victory at the E.U. This is how immigrants will respond. Melissa Carlson, Laura Jakli, and Katerina Linos - August 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76669" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A migrant walks past camp beds
Schoolchildren in Bangladesh shut down the capital’s roads. Here’s the extraordinary story. Nayma Qayum - August 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76653" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Students block a road on Aug.
How nationalism can actually help democracies Maya Tudor - April 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72674" align="aligncenter" width="960"] French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the
Should the U.S. only give foreign aid to its friends? Well, define ‘friends.’ Jessica Trisko Darden - February 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_39929" align="aligncenter" width="2366"] Flags of member nations fly outside
How the Rohingya crisis is affecting Bangladesh — and why it matters Mayesha Alam - February 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69135" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Rohingya child at the Kutupalong refugee camp
5 reasons the U.N. Security Council should care about the Burmese military’s sexual assaults on the Rohingya Rachel Vogelstein and Jamille Bigio - January 3, 2018 Burma’s ethnic cleansing campaign against Rohingya Muslims has been rife
Why bitcoin’s success could be its downfall Benjamin Graham and Allison Kingsley - December 11, 2017 Digital currencies have been front-page news as the value of
Exactly how male-dominated are central banks? Here are the numbers. Tara Iseneker and Cristina Bodea - December 8, 2017 At the beginning of November, President Trump decided to replace
Is democracy in a worldwide decline? Nope. Here’s our data. Mélida Jiménez - November 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66295" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP)[/caption] What is the
Why is Burma driving out the Rohingya — and not its other despised minorities? Navine Murshid - November 9, 2017 Why is Burma attacking only the Rohingya? As the Burmese military drives out upward
This chart shows the best and worst countries for women in the world today. Jeni Klugman - November 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65845" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women shout slogans as they take
Women in political life say #MeToo. Here’s how harassment and violence limit their political lives worldwide. Gabrielle Bardall - October 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65254" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Presidential nominee Donald Trump follows his
Puerto Rico’s troubles are far from over. The population’s health is at risk. Jennifer Sciubba and Jeremy Youde - October 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64849" align="aligncenter" width="960"] On Oct. 10, Yanira Rios collects
Federal disaster aid for Puerto Rico isn’t foreign aid — but Trump acts that way Jessica Trisko Darden - October 13, 2017 Puerto Rico was back in the news Thursday — this
There’s a massive humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps Nayma Qayum - October 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64732" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Rohingya refugees describe Myanmar’s military as
5 things you need to know about the Rohingya crisis — and how it could roil Southeast Asia Mayesha Alam - September 14, 2017 A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding along the Bangladesh-Burma border. More than 370,000
Trump says Pakistan ‘harbors terrorists.’ The real story isn’t so simple. Peter Henne - August 28, 2017 Announcing a new Afghanistan strategy on Aug. 21, President Trump
Where are Europe’s illegal migrants coming from? Surprise: It’s Bangladesh. Nayma Qayum - May 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58568" align="alignleft" width="960"] A rescuer with the Malta-based NGO
Can Trump count on Manila to put pressure on North Korea? 3 points to know. Sheena Greitens - May 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58378" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at
Americans love to hate foreign aid, but the right argument makes them like it a lot more Taylor Tidwell, Reuben Hurst, and Darren Hawkins - May 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57776" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman carries a bag containing
Four years after one of the worst industrial accidents ever, what have we learned? Sijeong Lim and Aseem Prakash - April 24, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57147" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Bangladeshi survivor is lifted out
We examined more than 1,300 journalist killings between 2002 and 2013. Here’s what we learned. Sabine Carey and Anita Gohdes - March 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55987" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A journalist from the Balochistan Union
Somali pirates just hijacked an oil tanker. Here’s what pirates want — and where they strike. Ursula Daxecker, Brandon Prins, and Anup Phayal - March 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52619" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Philippine Coast Guard boat, left,
These 5 architectural designs influence every legislature in the world — and tell you how each governs de Lara and der Vegt - March 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54901" align="aligncenter" width="1110"] The five typologies of legislative buildings.
Yes, consumers can change public policies — sometimes. Here are the challenges. Nives Dolšak and Aseem Prakash - February 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54697" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ivanka Trump attends the launch of
Venezuela has solved its hunger problem? Don’t believe the U.N.’s numbers. Michelle Jurkovich - September 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46426" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People stand in line as they
Here’s how the Bangladesh government is making religious violence more likely Samuel Ramani - July 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44223" align="aligncenter" width="960"] On July 7, family members place
Foreign aid can help combat anti-Western sentiment in Bangladesh Simone Dietrich and Matthew Winters - July 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43335" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People help an injured person after
51 U.S. diplomats criticized U.S. policy on Syria. Will their dissent make a difference? Amanda Rothschild - June 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42695" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Syrian girl skips rope near
If Hillary Clinton cracks that ‘highest, hardest glass ceiling,’ she’ll bring other women along with her into office Curtis Bell - June 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42607" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, center,
Are Muslim countries more violent? Nils Gleditsch and Ida Rudolfsen - May 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37168" align="alignnone" width="908"] Syrian government troops drive an armored
Reexamining ballots and bullets Paul Staniland - August 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28455" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] Burundi military and
How the two big ideas of the post-Cold War era failed Amitav Acharya - June 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26462" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] In this Sept. 13, 2005
What history says about the prospects for Islamic democracy John Owen - June 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25639" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] A view of
Why the Rohingya will continue to flee Myanmar, even if we try to deter them Rebecca Hamlin - May 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25439" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Asylum seekers from Myanmar wait to
Why is terror Islamist? Steven Fish - January 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20587" align="alignnone" width="620"] This image made from a video
France will recover from the Paris attacks. Will French Muslims? Justin Gest - January 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20125" align="aligncenter" width="660"] A police officer guards the entrance
Burkina Faso and the growing vulnerability of autocrats to revolt Erica Frantz and Andrea Kendall-Taylor - November 12, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17975" align="alignnone" width="620"] Troops face protestors on October 30,
How minor parties help address climate change Salomon Orellana - September 1, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15086" align="alignnone" width="620"] Day laborers struggle to navigate their
What makes some elections violent? Joshua Tucker - January 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_6049" align="aligncenter" width="610" special=""] Bangladeshi police officers kick a
Will the New Agreement Help Safety Standards in Bangladesh? Layna Mosley - May 13, 2013 The collapse of the Rana Plaza complex, which included several
Can Corporate Social Responsibility Improve Labor Standards? Henry Farrell - April 29, 2013 The disaster in Bangladesh has led to much heated discussion
Supply Chains and Labour Rights Henry Farrell - December 20, 2012 The "fire in Bangladesh":http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/world/asia/bangladesh-factory-fire-caused-by-gross-negligence.html has spurred a broader political controversy
The Corrupting Influence of Corruption Research Henry Farrell - June 11, 2012 "Nate M. Jensen":http://pages.wustl.edu/nathanjensen/articles/1763 provides a nice overview of corruption, and
Defining Decline Erik Voeten - February 6, 2012 I am delighted to welcome Michael Beckley's response to my
2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election: Post-Election Report Joshua Tucker - February 1, 2010 In our "continuing series of election reports":https://themonkeycage.org/election_reports/, we are pleased
Some Data on Latin American Coups John Sides - July 1, 2009 In earlier post, I passed along this query from a