There’s a deeper story behind the World Bank’s ratings scandal
The more prominent a global scorecard is, the more governments want to game it
The U.S. revoked the visa for the ICC prosecutor. That bodes poorly for international criminal justice.
If the U.S. doesn’t respect international law, why should other nations?
Should we trust democracy ratings? New research finds hidden biases.
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The State Department just released its human trafficking report. Here’s why it matters.
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Who cares how the U.S. ranks nations' efforts on human trafficking?
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Who cares how the U.S. ranks nations’ efforts on human trafficking?
[caption id="attachment_27918" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Country ratings in 2015 Trafficking in
The OECD's fragility index is surprisingly fragile and difficult to reproduce
In its 2015 States of Fragility report, the Organization for
The OECD’s fragility index is surprisingly fragile and difficult to reproduce
In its 2015 States of Fragility report, the Organization for
Is ranking failed or fragile states a futile business?
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The power to condemn elections?
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The gender citations gap: A glass half-full perspective
Last, but certainly not least, in the Monkey Cage gender gap symposium (see here, here, here, here, here, here,
Why Has the Obama Administration Secured So Few Treaty Ratifications?
John Bellinger, the legal adviser for the State Department from