What just happened in Pakistan’s election? And what happens next? Asfandyar Mir - July 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76093" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party greet
Pakistani militants have created their own political party. Can it actually win votes? Yelena Biberman and Niloufer Siddiqui - May 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73010" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sheikh Yaqub, center, candidate of Pakistan's
A new ‘resource curse’ is fueling riots around the world Renard Sexton - April 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72635" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Kapolowe River outside Lubumbashi, Congo,
Afghanistan’s road to peace won’t be an easy one Asfandyar Mir - March 30, 2018 Is there hope for an end to the long war
The crisis in the Maldives, explained Nayma Qayum - February 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69103" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Opposition supporters shout slogans during a
Will U.S. threats to Pakistan help crack down on terrorism? Not really. Paul Staniland and Asfandyar Mir - January 5, 2018 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/trump-calls-on-pakistan-to-stop-harboring-terrorists/2017/08/21/92528b98-86dc-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_video.html Editor's Note: Since we published this post in August
Why is Burma driving out the Rohingya — and not its other despised minorities? Navine Murshid - November 9, 2017 Why is Burma attacking only the Rohingya? As the Burmese military drives out upward
This chart shows the best and worst countries for women in the world today. Jeni Klugman - November 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65845" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women shout slogans as they take
Trump says Pakistan ‘harbors terrorists.’ The real story isn’t so simple. Peter Henne - August 28, 2017 Announcing a new Afghanistan strategy on Aug. 21, President Trump
Trump singled out India to do more in Afghanistan. That could easily backfire. Christopher Clary - August 24, 2017 In the middle of Monday night’s fairly orthodox speech on