Sri Lanka’s multiple crises just came to a head Zachariah Mampilly and Fathima Cader - July 22, 2022 The pandemic and past war debts have left the economy in tatters
Netflix has India’s ruling party outraged about a ‘love jihad’ plot. What is love jihad? Laura Dudley Jenkins - December 30, 2020 This conspiracy theory functions much as did the ‘anti-Sharia’ laws passed in U.S. states, demonizing and legitimizing antagonism toward Muslims
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
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
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.
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.
Here’s how India’s decision to cut Kashmir’s autonomy will affect South Asia — and the world Asfandyar Mir - August 8, 2019 Watch these four key relationships.
India just pulled Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy. Here’s why that is a big deal for this contested region. Ahsan I. Butt - August 7, 2019 The Modi government’s move could mean increased regional instability.
Conservative legal groups are suing public school yoga and mindfulness programs. This explains why. Candy Gunther Brown - July 9, 2019 If not everyone thinks they’re secular, what does that mean for the separation of church and state?
Is India becoming a ‘Hindu state’? Ajay Verghese - June 4, 2019 My survey of religion and politics in Bihar state helps explain India’s secularism
India’s election results were more than a ‘Modi wave’ Tariq Thachil - May 30, 2019 Modi’s BJP party benefited from a number of advantages.
What happened in Sri Lanka? Here’s what you need to know. Kate Cronin-Furman - April 23, 2019 These attacks come at a precarious political moment.
Once, the ‘Judeo-Christian tradition’ united Americans. Now it divides them. Anna Grzymala-Busse - April 17, 2019 The Judeo-Christian tradition has become a partisan catchphrase.
Why Shinzo Abe faces an uphill battle to revise Japan’s constitution Ko Maeda and Adam Liff - December 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81475" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers
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
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
An Indian immigrant is murdered in Kansas. It’s part of a spike in hate crimes against South Asians Sangay Mishra - March 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54999" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Alok Madasani, center, who was wounded
Catholics like the European Union more than Protestants do. This is why. Sam Winter-Levy and Nikita Lalwani - January 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_42786" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A European Union flag, with a
Thailand’s king helped unify the country. But there are other forces for nationalism. Joel Selway - October 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48401" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Thai woman weeps as she
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
What’s the connection between the Baltimore riots and the Affordable Care Act? Guian McKee - December 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32974" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The Gyalwang Drukpa, a Buddhist leader
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
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
Have the nerds really beaten the campaign pundits? Not yet. John Sides - March 23, 2015 David Leonhardt, the editor of The Upshot, recently took on
Sri Lanka’s surprise political transition Kate Cronin-Furman - January 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20040" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena greets
Sri Lanka's surprise political transition Laura Seay - January 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20040" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena greets
Red pottus, black burqas: Identity markers in Sri Lanka’s extremist violence Nimmi Gowrinathan - June 17, 2014 Kim Yi Dionne: This guest post by political scientist Nimmi
Is Birtherism Just “Reflex”? John Sides - April 21, 2011 The new "NYT/CBS poll":http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/us/politics/22republicans.html?_r=3 -- in which 47% of Republican
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