Did the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan harm U.S. credibility? Christopher Clary - September 20, 2023 Here’s the latest research.
Why protesters are targeting Xi Jinping for China’s ‘zero covid’ failures Jeremy Wallace - November 30, 2022 Protests across China reveal the depth of anger and frustration over strict government lockdown policies
How does the U.S. block China from getting microchips made abroad? Henry Farrell - October 8, 2022 There is a long history behind the global control America has over semiconductors.
50 years ago, Uganda ordered its entire Asian population to leave Meghan Garrity - August 4, 2022 A new data set explores mass expulsions around the world
The conflict over Ukraine is a conflict over international order. That makes it nearly impossible to resolve. Bear Braumoeller - January 31, 2022 Why are two world powers so intent on controlling Ukraine?
China’s nuclear arsenal is growing. What does that mean for U.S.-China relations? M. Taylor Fravel and Fiona S. Cunningham - November 10, 2021 The new Pentagon report reveals China’s worries about U.S. missile defenses.
Has Japan’s policy toward the Taiwan Strait changed? Adam P. Liff - August 17, 2021 Its approach is far more stable and nuanced than recent headlines suggest
Tokyo wants to upgrade Japan’s defense capacity. A demographic crisis could get in the way. Tom Phuong Le - July 29, 2021 Recruiting military personnel has become increasingly difficult as the population ages
Nobody can go to the Tokyo Olympics. So why is the government going ahead with them? Phillip Y. Lipscy and Daniel M. Smith - July 18, 2021 The political stakes are high, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga must face voters in a general election this fall
How do you persuade skeptics to get vaccinated? Trust matters more than information. Pauline Jones and Laura Rozek - June 10, 2021 That’s what we found by surveying more than 15 countries in five world regions
Biden’s in Europe to reassure nervous allies. When does reassurance work? Brian Blankenship - June 10, 2021 Reinforcing alliances is a useful foreign policy tool, research finds
President Biden is hosting Japan’s prime minister in D.C. It’s a big deal for Japan — and the U.S. Phillip Y. Lipscy and Mary M. McCarthy - April 14, 2021 They’ll discuss new ways to cooperate, as well as unfinished business from the Trump years
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
75 years later, Japan and South Korea have yet to fully reconcile their wartime and colonial history Tom Le and David Yu - August 13, 2020 This research explains why anniversary events tend to dredge up painful memories
Contact tracing apps can help stop coronavirus. But they can hurt privacy. Toby Shevlane, Ben Garfinkel, and Allan Dafoe - April 28, 2020 Governments now face trust issues and trade-offs
Asians are stereotyped as ‘competent but cold.’ Here’s how that increases backlash from the coronavirus pandemic. Yuhua Wang - April 5, 2020 Leaders can make this better — or worse
The coronavirus is expanding the surveillance state. How will this play out? Ben Power - March 27, 2020 Improvised tech solutions today may be permanent policies tomorrow.
The U.S. has an ugly history of blaming ‘foreigners’ for disease Katrina Quisumbing King and Alexandre I.R. White - March 24, 2020 That attitude can spread more quickly than a virus
Be careful what you’re learning from those coronavirus maps Jordan Branch - March 10, 2020 There’s an argument embedded in every map. Here’s what you need to know.
Mike Pompeo criticized China for not respecting its neighbors’ territorial integrity. What’s the story? M. Taylor Fravel - February 21, 2020 Here’s how Beijing has resolved territorial disputes
The U.S. and China finally signed a trade agreement. Who won? Jiakun Zhang - January 20, 2020 Here’s why neither side got what it wanted
The Pentagon is moving money to pay for Trump’s border wall. Here are the consequences. Alice Hunt Friend - September 5, 2019 This politicizes the military even more. It also has constitutional problems.
Japan claims it’s restricting exports to South Korea because of ‘national security.’ Here’s the real reason why. Celeste L. Arrington - July 18, 2019 By squeezing Korea’s electronics industry, Japan hopes to get concessions on forced labor lawsuits
The G-20 is discussing the ‘international liberal order.’ That’s a bad place to start a debate. Charles Glaser - June 28, 2019 Talk about the ‘liberal order’ ducks the real disagreements in the Pacific
What China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea means — and what comes next Jessica Weiss - May 29, 2019 China’s ‘maritime gray zone operations’ target U.S. naval vessels.
What might be lost as China and the U.S. make it harder for scholars to travel back and forth? Xiaoyu Pu - May 1, 2019 Academics and researchers can help foreign policymakers better understand the implications of their decisions.
These are U.S. allies’ 3 big questions for the second Trump-Kim summit Patricia Kim - February 25, 2019 In just a few days, President Trump will meet North
The ‘new Cold War’ with China is way overblown. Here’s why. Joshua Shifrinson - February 8, 2019 Is a new Cold War looming — or already present
Why it’s so hard for the U.S. to have a coherent China policy Brandon Yoder - January 17, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82666" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman walks by a Beijing
Why U.S. universities are shutting down China-funded Confucius Institutes Samuel Brazys and Alexander Dukalskis - January 11, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82470" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In January 2011, Chinese President Hu
40 years ago, Deng Xiaoping changed China — and the world Abraham Denmark - December 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81752" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People pose in front of a
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
Here’s what the Russians think about the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from a nuclear arms treaty Dmitry Gorenburg - October 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79421" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S.
Plenty of congressional hearings are not circuses. Here’s how we know. Maya Kornberg - August 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76681" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Then-deputy assistant FBI director Peter Strzok
Why Republicans don’t push back on Trump’s China tariffs — in one map John Kuk, Deborah Seligsohn, and Jiakun Zhang - August 7, 2018 On Friday, Beijing announced new tariffs on $60 billion in
Xi Jinping is visiting Africa this week. Here’s why China is such a popular development partner. Deborah Bräutigam - July 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76016" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Well-wishers holding flags wait for the
The Pentagon has officially canceled military exercises with South Korea. Here’s what comes next. Seo-Hyun Park and Hyun Cho - June 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74787" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A U.S. F-22 Raptor stealth fighter
South Korea has reason to be skeptical — and optimistic — about dialogue with North Korea Seo-Hyun Park and Hyun Cho - May 16, 2018 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump, left, and North Korean
Cyber warfare may be less dangerous than we think David Banks and Benjamin Jensen - April 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72709" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Matt Rourke/AP)[/caption] “Frankly, the United States
Pompeo’s visit suggests the Trump-Kim summit is on track. Here’s why Kim is ready to talk. John Delury - April 18, 2018 [caption id="attachment_66490" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man watches a TV screen
Why China, Japan and Korea fuss over tiny islands — 4 things to know Tim Liao - April 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72352" align="aligncenter" width="960"] These tiny islands in the East
No, Pope Francis isn’t more political than his predecessors, after all Federica Genovese - April 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71691" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Pope Francis celebrates a Palm Sunday
John Bolton’s appointment reveals this much bigger problem Joshua Shifrinson - March 29, 2018 Last week, when President Trump announced he was replacing H.R.
The next ‘Korea problem’ may be about the growing identity divide on the peninsula Aram Hur - February 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69483" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Seated behind North Korea’s cheerleaders at
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
Obama used covert retaliation in response to Russian election meddling. Here’s why. Austin Carson - June 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60504" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin meets President
Could the U.S. and China end up in a terrible war that neither wants? Joshua Rovner - May 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59010" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chinese troops marching to commemorate the
Trump wants to divert aid away from women and the environment Jessica Anderson - May 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58238" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ethiopians wait for food supplies provided
The Gulf states are turning to Asia in a big way. Here’s why it matters. Coates Ulrichsen - April 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57067" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Arabia's King Salman leaves with
Why is Saudi Arabia’s king spending a month in Asia? Jonathan Fulton - March 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54964" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Arabia's King Salman appears with
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
Organ traffickers lock up people to harvest their kidneys. Here are the politics behind the organ trade. Asif Efrat - December 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50644" align="alignnone" width="960"] (Bigstock)[/caption] Pakistani police recently raided an
When the White House changes hands, it is a dangerous time in foreign policy Tony Lucadamo and Phil Potter - November 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42601" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The presidential seal is placed on
Why Thailand just voted on another constitution — and why this matters to democracies elsewhere Nigel Gould-Davies - August 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45033" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Thai taxi motorbike rider holds
Why does China care so much about the South China Sea? Here are 5 reasons. M. Taylor Fravel - July 13, 2016 On Tuesday, an international tribunal hearing a case on China’s
In Hiroshima, Obama and Abe are pledging to stop nuclear proliferation. Their actions don’t match their words. Tom Le - May 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41192" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Allied correspondent stands in the
As Obama goes to Hiroshima, here are 3 principles for a successful visit (with no apologies) Jennifer Lind - May 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41164" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Doves fly over Peace Memorial Park
Yes, Benedict Anderson was a political scientist Patricio Abinales - December 21, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33809" align="aligncenter" width="576"] Benedict "Ben" Anderson pictured with the
Piketty thinks South Africa needs to redistribute land. Democracies can’t do that. Dictators can. Michael Albertus - October 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30832" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A man cuts sugarcane on a
The 10 things you need to know about cyberconflict Ryan Maness and Brandon Valeriano - September 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29260" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Last spring, China apparently hacked into
The Middle East and East Asia: A tale of two economic trajectories Etel Solingen - August 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28383" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People wait in line to buy
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
Anti-foreigner propaganda is not spiking in China Iain Johnston - December 2, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18571" align="alignnone" width="620"] (L-R, front) President Obama, Russian President
Tom Ricks doesn’t know what he’s talking about Paul Staniland - September 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16224" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The journal International Security publishes articles
Tom Ricks doesn't know what he's talking about Paul Staniland - September 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16224" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The journal International Security publishes articles
The long and ugly tradition of treating Africa as a dirty, diseased place Laura Seay and Kim Yi Dionne - August 25, 2014 Fear-mongering about disease has consequences.
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
Five lessons for China about ‘peaceful rise’ from 1914 Jack Snyder - April 28, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9904" align="alignleft" width="228" special=""] Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II, 37,
Five lessons for China about 'peaceful rise' from 1914 Jack Snyder - April 28, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9904" align="alignleft" width="228" special=""] Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II, 37,
Chinese signaling in the East China Sea? M. Taylor Fravel and Iain Johnston - April 12, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9359" align="aligncenter" width="3968" special=""] A Chinese coast guard vessel
Is democracy a Western idea? Erik Voeten - January 8, 2014 This is a guest post by Diego Von Vacano, a
Crowd-sourcing American foreign policy Henry Farrell - December 22, 2013 [caption id="attachment_4418" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Associated Press)[/caption] This is a
Why not say sorry? Afghanistan and the politics of apologies Joshua Tucker - November 21, 2013 [caption id="attachment_3335" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] John Roos, center, the U.S.
How the debt ceiling threatens to turn the U.S. into an economic turkey John Sides - October 21, 2013 [caption id="attachment_1948" align="aligncenter" width="542" special=""] (Frank Franklin/AP)[/caption] This is a
Sequestering Our Credit Stephen Kaplan - March 1, 2013 Whether cheering for the slugger’s anabolic home run, splashing the
2012 Japan Post-Election Report: They Are Back! The Return of the LDP and What it Means for Japan and the World Joshua Tucker - December 20, 2012 Continuing our series of election reports, the following post-election report is
Foreign Policy Under Xi Jinping Joshua Tucker - November 27, 2012 The following is a guest post from M. Taylor Fravel, an Associate
Hu’s to Blame for Our Economic Woes? John Sides - November 13, 2012 This is a guest post from my GW colleague Stephen
Is China Really Not Catching Up? Erik Voeten - January 24, 2012 Daniel Drezner has an interesting post arguing that tales of
Why Now? Micro Transitions and the Arab Uprisings Joshua Tucker - October 24, 2011 We are pleased to welcome the American Political Science Association's
Robert Kaplan, Nationalism, and Confusion (Guest Post by Paul Staniland) Paul Staniland - August 17, 2011 Robert Kaplan has written a fascinating big-picture piece on the
Is This Time Different? Joshua Tucker - January 11, 2011 As "promised yesterday":https://themonkeycage.org/2011/01/collaboration_with_the_apsa_po.html, here is the first of two publically
The Principal Components of Global Genetic Variation Erik Voeten - July 23, 2010 The plot below shows the first two principal components of
Sometimes it IS all about the Benjamins… - October 23, 2009 Campaign donations may not have direct policy payoffs for the