A transition for TMC (The Monkey Cage): Moving on from The Washington Post Laura Seay, Nadia E. Brown, Marc Lynch, Kim Yi Dionne, Joshua Tucker, John Sides, Jeremy Wallace, Jessica Chen Weiss, Henry Farrell, Elizabeth N. Saunders, Christopher Stout, Bryn Rosenfeld, Sarah Binder, Amanda Hollis-Brusky, and Stacie Goddard - December 5, 2022 We’re grateful to The Post and excited about our next chapter
What will happen to Iraqi Shiite militias after one key leader’s death? Ranj Alaaldin - February 28, 2020 This won’t help U.S.-Iran tensions
Why are Republicans using Putin’s talking points? This study helps explain. Olga Kamenchuk and Henry E. Hale - February 3, 2020 Increasingly, Republican voters think Vladimir Putin is a good leader. But Russians don’t feel the same way about President Trump.
How cyber operations can help manage crisis escalation with Iran Brandon Valeriano and Benjamin Jensen - June 24, 2019 The research suggests this might be a digital off-ramp to war.
How the ANC survived Jacob Zuma — and eked out a 2019 win Rod Alence and Anne Pitcher - May 15, 2019 Under Zuma, democratic institutions bent but did not break.
Why it’s so hard to know whether organic food is really organic Jason Kuo - May 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58664" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A farmer works on his tractor
New editors, new initiatives and other announcements here at The Monkey Cage Laura Seay, Marc Lynch, Joshua Tucker, John Sides, Henry Farrell, Danny Hayes, Erik Voeten, and Kim Yi Dionne - February 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54233" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A capuchin monkey with its mother
This is why the Islamic State shocks the world with its graphically violent imagery Marwan Kraidy - February 9, 2017 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Smoke rises in the distance on
Would Clinton or Trump be better at foreign policy? Here’s what international relations scholars think. Susan Peterson, Michael Tierney, Hannah Petrie, Daniel Maliniak, and Ryan Powers - October 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46891" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Donald Trump (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images);
A new survey shows that Pakistanis penalize candidates for religious piety Niloufer Siddiqui and Michael Kalin - August 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45483" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Leaders of the Pakistani religious movement