Good to Know: Sovereign debt
Sovereign borrowing is central to what governments do – but increasingly costly, even for wealthy democracies.
Trump still wants to buy Greenland. He’s making a dangerous mistake.
Trump doesn’t seem to understand that nations don’t buy and sell territory any more.
Ohio cat rumors – and why misinformation about minorities goes viral
A Good Chat with researchers studying ways to combat dangerous rumors against minorities elsewhere.
Today is International Day of Peace. Can you measure what peace is?
One way is to see whether people feel safe going about their daily lives, the Everyday Peace Indicators project finds
Sri Lanka can’t count on China to solve its debt problems
The country owes a lot of money to a lot of creditors.
Sri Lanka’s multiple crises just came to a head
The pandemic and past war debts have left the economy in tatters
Worried about the state of democracy? Here are some reasons to be optimistic instead.
These factors help countries return to democracy after an authoritarian spell, our research finds
Paramilitary groups helped storm the Capitol. Here’s what we know about armed groups and politics.
Breaking the ties between politicians and armed groups can prove difficult.