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
Russia arrested opposition leader Alexei Navalny, to widespread protests. Joshua Tucker - January 27, 2021 What’s happening, part 1.
Australia discovered that its special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan Thomas Gift, Charles Miller, and Andrew M. Bell - November 30, 2020 Here’s the research on how militaries can reduce violence against civilians
Democrats are discussing changing the Supreme Court. What do Americans think? Eileen Braman - October 5, 2020 Here’s how they think about it.
The U.S. government thinks TikTok is a national security threat. So why can’t the government decide what to do? Sarah Bauerle Danzman - September 22, 2020 The many twists and turns have left many people confused.
China’s rigid governance system means local health problems can easily go national John K. Yasuda - February 3, 2020 So many layers of bureaucracy can’t move as quickly as a virus.
Would Republicans pay a price if they vote to impeach the president? Here’s what we know from 1974. Robert S. Erikson and Gerald Wright - November 19, 2019 Nixon loyalists paid the price — not Republicans who voted to impeach.
The U.N. has a cash crunch. Almost a third of members have yet to pay their 2019 dues. David Bosco - October 15, 2019 This isn’t the first time the U.S. has been slow to chip in
World leaders are gathering at the U.N. Yes, U.S. sanctions can make this complicated. David Bosco - September 19, 2019 Travel restrictions are a popular way to punish foreign leaders.
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?