Why Qatar’s World Cup was controversial a decade before the first game Paul Michael Brannagan and Danyel Reiche - November 14, 2022 Global sports put Qatar’s human rights record in the spotlight. That’s likely to continue — and may have prompted changes in the country.
International Women’s Day reminds us that the pandemic hurt gender equality. A lot. Jennifer Piscopo - March 7, 2022 But around the globe, activists and policymakers have laid out plans for economic recovery that would help reverse the losses — and help eliminate the reasons that women face inequality
The U.S. banned Xinjiang cotton imports because of forced labor. Textile workers face abuses in other countries, too. Emmanuel Teitelbaum and Aparna Ravi - February 9, 2021 Consumers play a role in improving labor standards within the global fashion industry
The League of Nations — the U.N.’s predecessor — was born 100 years ago this month M. Patrick Cottrell - June 10, 2019 It’s hard to imagine the U.N., and much of today’s international order, without it.
Are we witnessing the collapse of the global order? Probably not — yet. Julia Gray - May 18, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73581" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump meets with British Prime
Offering pensions can help autocrats stay in power longer Magnus Rasmussen and Carl Knutsen - December 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66851" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes
Trump is pulling the U.S. out of UNESCO. The bigger pattern is the problem. Felicity Vabulas - October 16, 2017 On Oct. 12, 2017, the Trump administration announced the United
Brexit isn’t all that special. Here’s why nations leave international organizations. Felicity Vabulas - July 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43244" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man waves a Union Jack
Brazil's protest paradox Thiago Silva and Von Vacano - June 10, 2014 We continue our series on politics, political science and the World Cup (here
Brazil’s protest paradox Thiago Silva and Von Vacano - June 10, 2014 We continue our series on politics, political science and the World Cup (here
The rich are running Latin America – and why that matters Noam Lupu and Nicholas Carnes - April 8, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli -
Why Now? Micro Transitions and the Arab Uprisings Joshua Tucker - October 24, 2011 We are pleased to welcome the American Political Science Association's