Samantha Power

Kofi Annan was a strong voice for peace. Rwanda was where he fell short.

Timothy Longman - August 20, 2018

Kofi Annan, the first U.N. secretary general from sub-Saharan Africa, died

Why so many Syrians living abroad support U.S. intervention

Dana Moss - April 19, 2017

[caption id="attachment_56989" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Syrians chant slogans and wave pre-Baath

For the first time ever, the U.S. will abstain when the U.N. votes against its embargo on Cuba. That’s a big deal.

Erik Voeten - October 26, 2016

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10 things I learned via Twitter on International Women’s Day

Kim Yi Dionne - March 8, 2016

[caption id="attachment_36959" align="aligncenter" width="604"] In 2009, U.S. Secretary of State

What are the benefits of campaign finance reform?

Sam Power - November 17, 2015

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We predicted Burundi’s crisis. Is the response working?

Cameron Hudson - June 11, 2015

[caption id="attachment_25909" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Soldiers clear a roadblock set by

We predicted Burundi's crisis. Is the response working?

Laura Seay - June 11, 2015

[caption id="attachment_25909" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Soldiers clear a roadblock set by

Why Russia tried to curb same-sex partner rights at the U.N. (and why it lost)

Erik Voeten - March 25, 2015

On Tuesday, member states of the United Nations voted

The mysterious absence of women from Middle East policy debates

Cofman Wittes and Marc Lynch - January 20, 2015

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Hot pursuit in Syria and in history

Lionel Beehner - September 28, 2014

[caption id="attachment_16272" align="aligncenter" width="575"] Pancho Villa (Smithsonian)[/caption] Secretary of State

Did Russian personnel help take down MH17?

Austin Carson - July 22, 2014

[caption id="attachment_13351" align="alignnone" width="620"] Debris lies at the crash site

The threat or promise of justice in Palestine

Mark Kersten / Managing Editor - July 9, 2014

On July 6, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a

Clarification on quals and quants

Andrew Gelman - January 14, 2012

In response to my post criticizing David Brooks for making

David Brooks wishes George W. Bush could run for a third term, also says he’s not allowed to talk about what he just talked about

Andrew Gelman - January 14, 2012

OK, not really. But NYT columnist Brooks does write: In

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