The League of Nations — the U.N.’s predecessor — was born 100 years ago this month M. Patrick Cottrell - June 10, 2019 It’s hard to imagine the U.N., and much of today’s international order, without it.
Does Trump want a trade war? What you need to know about Smoot-Hawley tariffs and the 1930s. Douglas Irwin and Chad Bown - March 21, 2018 “Trade wars are good, and easy to win,” according to
China’s latest trade maneuver is worrying. Here’s the story. Chad Bown - February 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68898" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Container boxes at the Yangshan Deep
Two factors help a president get a lot done in 100 days. Trump has only one. David Mayhew - April 28, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/the-first-100-days/2017/04/27/84533bc2-2b48-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_video.html In early 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the now-famous
Trump wants to impose a whopping 35% tariff on businesses that move jobs overseas. This is why. Jeff Colgan - December 5, 2016 Donald Trump has just announced via Twitter that he wants
Europe’s traditional left is in a death spiral. Even if you don’t like the left, this is a problem. Sheri Berman - October 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48102" align="aligncenter" width="960"] French Socialist Party leader and President
These six graphs explain what’s affecting the upcoming Portuguese elections Pedro Magalhães - October 1, 2015 Joshua Tucker: Continuing our series of Monkey Cage Election Reports, we are
Greece votes no. Is this the end for the Eurozone? Mark Copelovitch - July 7, 2015 Newly appointed Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos looks on during
The U.S.-led global economic order is dying Henry Farrell - January 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19919" align="aligncenter" width="658"] (Courtesy: Cornell University Press)[/caption] Jonathan Kirshner
More controversy on the economic costs of dams Andrew Gelman - April 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9428" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Anupam Nath/AP - Activists hold
How the “midterm penalty” is hurting Democrats John Sides - February 11, 2014 [caption id="attachment_6481" align="aligncenter" width="620" special=""] (Michael Hicks/via Flickr)[/caption] This is
Has Germany reached a turning point? Whither the SPD and the arrival of political euroskepticism Joshua Tucker - September 27, 2013 [caption id="attachment_480" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Michael Sohn/Associated Press)[/caption] Continuing our
Protectionism During Recessions: Is This Time Different? Joshua Tucker - January 30, 2013 Continuing our collaboration with newsletters from sections of the American Political
Not Just a German Problem: Lessons from the EMU Sovereign Debt Crisis for Global Adjustment Matthias Matthijs - January 19, 2011 _The German question never dies. Instead, like a flu virus,
Response to Lane Kenworthy Larry Bartels - December 8, 2010 As a regular reader of The Monkey Cage, I am
Are we in another Great Depression? Henry Farrell - April 7, 2009 If you look at the figures for the world, rather
The End of Freakonomics? John Sides - November 25, 2008 One popular vein of economic -- indeed, academic -- research
The Real Great Depression - November 24, 2008 Forget about the Great Depression. Writing in the current issue