Did the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan harm U.S. credibility?
Here’s the latest research.
What Indians think about China, and the border clashes
How will the Modi government respond? Public opinion may hamper the government’s moves to play down the tensions after the latest skirmish.
Why Qatar’s World Cup was controversial a decade before the first game
Global sports put Qatar’s human rights record in the spotlight. That’s likely to continue — and may have prompted changes in the country.
The U.S. killed al-Qaeda’s leader. That might boost terrorism.
‘Leadership decapitation’ can inspire Islamist extremist groups and followers to carry out more attacks, my research finds
Sri Lanka’s multiple crises just came to a head
The pandemic and past war debts have left the economy in tatters
Turkey’s president insists on low interest rates. That could cost him politically, this research shows.
As Turkey slashed interest rates last year, the value of the Turkish lira plummeted
How did 9/11 change South Asian Americans’ identities and politics?
Being targets of racial and religious hatred unified them behind the Democrats
What are the Taliban’s next moves?
Here’s the research on earlier withdrawals from Afghanistan.