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
When is nationalism a good thing? When it unites an ethnically diverse citizenry Sam Winter-Levy and Nikita Lalwani - June 26, 2018 In his new book, “Nation Building: Why Some Countries Come Together
Will 2018’s ‘pink wave’ of female candidates make it in Congress? Almost certainly. Here’s how. Pär Zetterberg and Amanda Clayton - May 30, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73900" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Democratic 2nd District House candidate Kara
Catalonia is just the most recent referendum on sovereignty. Why are they proliferating? Micha Germann and Fernando Mendez - March 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71488" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Catalan regional police officers block the
What ‘Black Panther’s’ Wakanda can teach us about Africa’s history — and its future Naunihal Singh - February 28, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69877" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther.” (Marvel
How flawed constitutions undermine democracy Victor Menaldo and Michael Albertus - February 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69689" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A replica of the Liberty Bell stands
This fallacy helps explain why Republicans have pursued such unpopular policies Peter Loewen and Lior Sheffer - January 11, 2018 [caption id="attachment_67957" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump congratulates Senate Majority Leader
Catalonia will vote tomorrow. None of the 3 possible outcomes looks very stable. Laia Balcells and José Fernández-Albertos - December 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67443" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, center,
No, the populist surge does not mean European democracy is collapsing José Caamaño and Casal Bértoa - November 17, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64075" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of the hard-right Alternative for
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