China is getting tough with Taiwan. How will that affect U.S. policy? Steven Goldstein - October 1, 2020 The U.S. posture of “strategic ambiguity” has helped keep the peace for decades
The State Department labeled China’s Confucius programs a bad influence on U.S. students. What’s the story? Naima Green-Riley - August 24, 2020 Concerns over the ideological threat of these programs may be overblown.
Does Yale discriminate against Asian Americans and Whites? It’s the wrong question. Jennifer Lee - August 21, 2020 Here’s why you can’t compare Asians and African Americans.
Here’s what Pelosi could do if Republicans tried to manipulate the presidential election’s outcome Daniel Carpenter - August 4, 2020 If the game is constitutional hardball, Democrats could try this play
Turkey issued new rules for social media. That may mean that media censorship wasn’t working. Max Hoffman, Andrew O’Donohue, and Alan Makovsky - July 29, 2020 More Turks have been getting their news online
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia is a mosque again. Do Turkish citizens want Erdogan to restore the caliphate? Tarek Masoud and Aytug Sasmaz - July 23, 2020 Even if Erdogan wanted to restore the ancient caliphate, he would need public support to succeed.
Two women from Africa are among the leading candidates to head the WTO J.P. Singh - July 20, 2020 Candidates have to navigate a highly political process to become director-general of the World Trade Organization
Europe struck down its data deal with the U.S. Facebook, other companies are in trouble. Vlagyiszlav Makszimov, Michael Harsch, and David B. Ramsey - July 17, 2020 Businesses that need to transfer personal data from Europe to the United States are in for a rough time.
Are the Dreamers safe now that the Supreme Court ruled? Not exactly. Here’s what’s still up in the air. Ming Hsu Chen - June 19, 2020 Their lives are still in flux, depending on where they live and what the courts decide next.
The Supreme Court said LGBT discrimination in the workplace should be illegal. Roughly 70% of Republicans agree. Stephen Jessee, Neil Malhotra, and Maya Sen - June 16, 2020 Republican-appointed justices are more conservative on LGBT discrimination than ordinary Republicans.