15 countries just signed the world’s largest trade pact. The U.S. isn’t one of them. Kristen Hopewell - November 15, 2020 Will the U.S. economy suffer as nations in the Asia-Pacific region get closer?
The pope said he supports civil unions for same-sex couples. American Catholics will approve. Ryan Burge - October 22, 2020 Even Republican Catholics have a favorable view of lesbians and gay men.
Are influence campaigns trolling your social media feeds? Meysam Alizadeh, Cody Buntain, Jacob N. Shapiro, and Joshua Tucker - October 12, 2020 New research shows how citizens can know in real time.
The U.S. has dialed up the rhetoric on Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea Todd H. Hall - July 24, 2020 The verbal escalation of this dispute may make it harder to find offramps
Two women from Africa are among the leading candidates to head the WTO J.P. Singh - July 20, 2020 Candidates have to navigate a highly political process to become director-general of the World Trade Organization
The WTO is getting a new boss. Here’s who’s in the running. Judith Goldstein - June 16, 2020 Some experts wonder who would want the job. Lots of people, apparently.
Which kinds of democracies respond more effectively to a pandemic? Joel Selway - May 19, 2020 When citizens vote for parties rather than individuals, countries gain better health systems
Why Thailand’s top court just dissolved a political party Joel Selway - March 8, 2020 A new survey explains why the military government fears that party’s popularity.
Trump threatens ‘sanctions like they’ve never seen’ if Iraq evicts U.S. forces. Can Iraq do it? Stacie L. Pettyjohn - January 6, 2020 It’s likely that Iraq will expel U.S. forces.
Now that Trump has abandoned the Kurds, will other countries ever trust the U.S.? Marina E. Henke - October 16, 2019 Alliances are based on trust, not just U.S. assistance