U.S. policymakers often criticize Chinese investment in Africa. The research tells a more complicated story. Yoon Jung Park and Lina Benabdallah - February 18, 2021 This new series explores what’s really going on in debt relief, infrastructure and other critical issues across the continent.
What Biden faces if he wants to get the climate change effort back on track Joshua Busby and Johannes Urpelainen - January 21, 2021 2021 could be the year of action — if climate leaders can problem-solve strategically
How women helped rally mass protests against Nigeria’s police corruption Elor Nkereuwem and Chiedo Nwankwor - November 3, 2020 Too many people ignore African women’s political agency
Why Indian Americans are not becoming Republicans any time soon Sumitra Badrinathan, Milan Vaishnav, and Devesh Kapur - October 14, 2020 Our study examines why they’re sticking with the Democrats
Europe’s new privacy ruling will help fragment the global economy Daniel S. Hamilton - July 22, 2020 Companies may soon scramble to shift certain kinds of data from the U.S. to the E.U.
Argentina is on the verge of defaulting on its debt again. Here’s what you need to know. Stephen C. Nelson and David Steinberg - May 28, 2020 The government’s supporters are likely to blame international creditors if there’s no deal.
Europe’s leaders meet this week to confront the coronavirus Matthias Matthijs and Kathleen R. McNamara - April 21, 2020 The fate of the European Union could be at stake.
Sanders was losing to Biden anyway. But he lost more in areas with coronavirus cases. James Bisbee and Dan Honig - April 1, 2020 A study found evidence that coronavirus-induced anxiety prompted a political “flight to safety” that cost Sanders votes.
Italians are taking real steps to fight the coronavirus — but big political challenges are lurking Erik Jones - March 17, 2020 They’ve been willing to follow the rules for the greater good. That might be good news for the rest of Europe.
Covid-19 reveals how China’s internal politics now affect the whole world Andrew Mertha - March 6, 2020 What happens in Wuhan doesn’t stay in Wuhan