How HTS toppled Assad’s regime and ended Syria’s 13-year civil war Christopher Clary, Dipali Mukhopadhyay, and Kimberly Howe - December 17, 2024 A Good Chat on what brought down one of the most brutal regimes in modern history.
U.S. political leaders face a drumbeat of violent threats John Sides - December 21, 2023 In a new survey, experts are concerned about how this violence is eroding democracy.
A closer look at the Gaza casualty data Marc Lynch and Sarah Parkinson - December 14, 2023 Casualty counts can be a political tool – and how we report the data has real consequences.
Is the new U.K. prime minister a paragon of immigrant success? Rina Agarwala - December 8, 2022 Rishi Sunak credits his hard-working family for the foundations of his career. But government policies may play a bigger role in immigrant successes.
Where did the GOP fall short? Its election spending offers some hints. Adam Sheingate - December 7, 2022 The NRSC spent a lot on digital ads in the midterms. My research suggests that may have been a miscalculation.
A transition for TMC (The Monkey Cage): Moving on from The Washington Post Laura Seay, Nadia E. Brown, Marc Lynch, Kim Yi Dionne, Joshua Tucker, John Sides, Jeremy Wallace, Jessica Chen Weiss, Henry Farrell, Elizabeth N. Saunders, Christopher Stout, Bryn Rosenfeld, Sarah Binder, Amanda Hollis-Brusky, and Stacie Goddard - December 5, 2022 We’re grateful to The Post and excited about our next chapter
Italy’s new leader faces familiar problems, including fickle voters Mark Gilbert - September 27, 2022 Giorgia Meloni’s popularity may not hold — and she doesn’t have much freedom to change policy
Can the U.S. fight climate change — and shift industrial policy? Jonas Nahm, Joanna Lewis, and Bentley Allan - August 12, 2022 Ramping up a domestic supply chain for clean energy won’t be easy.
A German word for how others see Germany’s gas crisis: Schadenfreude Matthias Matthijs - July 26, 2022 If Germany had been nicer to Mediterranean countries when they needed help, they might be nicer now in return.
A Turkish pop video went viral. Is it just a catchy song — or an anthem for the opposition? Lisel Hintz and Kenan Behzat Sharpe - February 23, 2022 The ambiguity of music and lyrics can cleverly communicate dissent, our research finds