If Biden wants to work with Mexico on migration and asylum, he might start talking to Mexican NGOs Zaid Hydari, Kelsey Norman, Kevin Cole, and Ana Martín Gil - August 16, 2021 The administration wants to encourage asylum seekers to stay in Mexico rather than continue traveling north
Will the pandemic spark a religious revival in the Muslim world? Tarek Masoud, Peter Mandaville, and A.Kadir Yildirim - April 1, 2021 A new survey measures economic stress and religiosity levels in five countries
Saudi Arabia just lifted Qatar’s 43-month blockade. How did this rift end? Coates Ulrichsen - January 8, 2021 A new agreement appears to cover these three points
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
More voting by mail would make the 2020 election safer for our health. But it comes with risks of its own. Robert M. Stein, Charles Stewart III, and Barry Burden - April 5, 2020 It’s not clear whether “at-home voting” can be ramped up nationwide by November.
Saudi Arabia is launching an oil price war. That’s risky. Jim Krane - March 22, 2020 Without oil revenues, the monarchy could be in trouble
Could the gulf crisis with Qatar be winding down? Coates Ulrichsen - December 11, 2019 Here’s why progress — and diplomacy — might be possible.
Is there a way out of the Iran crisis? Mohammad Tabaar - October 2, 2019 Yes, research provides insight into Iran’s foreign policy — and a possible way to stop the escalation between Iran and United States.
Would ‘safe third country’ agreements stem migration to the U.S.? The E.U.-Turkey deal offers some clues. Kelsey Norman - July 19, 2019 But don’t expect to see a decrease in the number of asylum seekers.
Electoral irregularities benefited Turkey’s ruling party, not the opposition Abdullah Aydogan - May 10, 2019 Here’s what it means for next month’s election rerun in İstanbul.