Hundreds of Western companies quickly exited Russia. Why didn’t Putin see that coming? Igor Logvinenko - March 21, 2022 Here’s what Russia may have learned about globalization and corruption
Could Ukraine become neutral, like Switzerland? Five things to know. Audrey Kurth Cronin - March 9, 2022 Neutral countries today are nonaligned — and well-armed
Trump got it wrong at the U.N. America can’t counteract China without global institutions. Rebecca Lissner - September 25, 2020 Future international orders may look quite different.
Greek and Turkish ships are playing chicken at sea. There’s already been one crash. Rachel Esplin Odell and Annelle Sheline - September 12, 2020 Here’s why international law doesn’t offer clear-cut solutions
If Fire Saga really wanted to win Eurovision, this is what they needed to know Lauren Gilbert - July 3, 2020 Hint: it didn’t involve elves
The E.U. will start screening foreign investment. Here’s the full story. Sophie Meunier - April 10, 2019 Concerns about Chinese investment may be overrated, however.
Brexit will weigh heavily on European security. Here’s why. Stephanie Hofmann - October 18, 2018 Over the coming months, the British government will almost certainly
Attacking Syria wasn’t legal a year ago. It’s still not. Andrew Rudalevige - April 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72115" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.S. Navy sailors staff the Arleigh Burke-class
Many refugees are women and children. That changes whether Americans want to admit them. Timothy Rich and Maggie Sullivan - November 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66695" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ammar Hammasho, a migrant from Syria
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
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
The U.S. carried out extraordinary rendition flights from 2001-2005. Here are 15 more countries that helped. Rebecca Cordell - March 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55337" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A barbed wire fence surrounding a
Here’s what it will take to reunify Cyprus Kristy Buzard, Johanna Reyes, and Benjamin Graham - January 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52021" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish Cypriot demonstrators wave Turkish and
Here’s what data science tells us about Hillary Clinton’s emails Rohan Shah and Matthew Connelly - November 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48755" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hillary Clinton speaks during the first
Why the Colombia peace agreement failed, and what we can expect now Katy Collin - October 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47296" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman reacts after learning about
A Dutch court said Russia doesn’t have to pay Yukos’s investors. Will Russia have to pay anyway? Rachel Wellhausen - April 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39701" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Yuganskneftegaz pumping station, formerly owned by
Here is what the “Panama Papers” tell us about the President of Ukraine Zoya Mylovanova and Tymofiy Mylovanov - April 5, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38524" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's president, speaks during
Classical Greece was incredibly politically innovative. Why did it rise — and then fall? Henry Farrell - September 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29113" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Book cover (Courtesy of Princeton University
Who is Turkey really targeting with its buffer zone? Lionel Beehner and Gustav Meibauer - July 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28057" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Turkish soldiers patrol with an
Why the Greek referendum is like a badly designed game of three dimensional chess Joshua Tucker - July 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26997" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] Demonstrators shout slogans against austerity
Is GREXIT a threat to Greece’s security? Ioannis Galariotis - May 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24202" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Greeks wave their national flag.
Why the CIA should want more congressional oversight, not less Michael Colaresi - December 12, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18948" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan
Why nuclear superiority matters for compellence Miriam Krieger and Matthew Kroenig - December 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18609" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif,
The everyday politics of international intervention Séverine Autesserre - June 27, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12388" align="aligncenter" width="215"] (Courtesy Cambridge University Press)[/caption] The following
Are European parliamentarians responsive to their voters? de Vries - May 26, 2014 Last week about 500 million eligible voters had the opportunity
A European court ordered Turkey to pay $124 million over 1974 Cyprus invasion. How does this matter? Erik Voeten - May 12, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10269" align="aligncenter" width="512"] A girl leaves flowers at the
A hotline to cool Asian crises Robert Pape - April 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9920" align="aligncenter" width="300" special=""] Still from "Dr. Strangelove"[/caption] The
If Ukraine expropriates Russian firms, other multinationals probably won’t care Rachel Wellhausen - March 27, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] A member of a Ukrainian
The Cyprus Bank Bail Out: Hard to Think of a *More* Politically Costly Option Joshua Tucker - March 18, 2013 This weekend, the Eurozone was greeted with the specter of
Does the EU Deserve Its Nobel Peace Prize? Henry Farrell - October 12, 2012 "Gideon Rachman":http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2012/10/does-the-eu-deserve-its-nobel/#axzz295W2Zl00 is somewhat skeptical. bq. However, there is clearly
Jesus Can Stay in European Classrooms Erik Voeten - March 22, 2011 Last Friday, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of
Who Should Lead a Multipolar World? Erik Voeten - October 8, 2010 Below is another guest post from the formidable James Vreeland
Compulsory voting and voter turnout - February 8, 2009 It is the right of American citizens to vote in