Pakistan goes to the polls this week. Here’s what to watch.
Four experts on Pakistani politics share their insights on the leading parties and candidates, voter turnout, and election integrity.
Boris Johnson doesn’t dare sack his chief adviser
One Conservative prime minister called him a ‘career psychopath.’ Now another refuses to let him go.
Did Russia make Brexit promoter Nigel Farage a ‘YouTube star’?
Or was the BBC involved as well?
Is it possible to combat appeals to prejudice? Here’s new evidence from Duncan Hunter’s ‘anti-Muslim’ campaign ad.
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As the U.S. gets more involved in Somalia, beware these three fallacies
[caption id="attachment_61055" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Somali soldiers at the scene of
Fox News rebutted Greg Gianforte’s story about his fight with a reporter. Here’s why that matters.
Last night’s events in Montana involving Republican congressional candidate Greg
Are presidential writings getting dumber? We checked — and were surprised.
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Trump’s immigration order means bureaucrats have to decide who’s a “real” Christian
[caption id="attachment_53758" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People protest President Trump's travel ban
After a professor’s op-ed went viral, this is what happened next
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Would President Trump go to war to divert attention from problems at home?
[caption id="attachment_51440" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives
Is Trump a Berlusconi? Or more like Mussolini?
[caption id="attachment_50605" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Crowds celebrate in the streets of
Did protests in Zimbabwe really go from ‘tweets to streets’?
[caption id="attachment_43826" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of the #ThisFlag campaign demonstrate outside
Hillary Clinton’s lead in the polls may be larger than it seems. Here’s why.
[caption id="attachment_17379" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Harry Cabluck/AP)[/caption] In 2012, national polls
Five things you should know about the World Humanitarian Summit
[caption id="attachment_40800" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The migration crisis poses enormous challenges
Portugal faces a political crisis, but it’s the same one facing governments everywhere
[caption id="attachment_31385" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Paulo Portas (C), leader of the
No, Portugal is not having a constitutional crisis. This is the real story.
[caption id="attachment_31361" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The Portuguese parliament is seen in
Taking female armed rebels seriously
[caption id="attachment_23604" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Female members of the Kurdish peshmerga
The gender gap in performance evaluations in the UK election leadership debates
[caption id="attachment_23330" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Natalie Bennett, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage,
Why the Pakistani Taliban's massacre of children reveals its weakness
[caption id="attachment_19281" align="alignnone" width="620"] Candles are placed by local residents
Why the Pakistani Taliban’s massacre of children reveals its weakness
[caption id="attachment_19281" align="alignnone" width="620"] Candles are placed by local residents
How (not) to talk about climate change
[caption id="attachment_10755" align="aligncenter" width="640" special=""] Evolution of IPCC’s assessment of
The TPP is not an agreement among like-minded countries
This is another post from Gabriel Michael, a doctoral candidate
How Ukrainian protestors are using Twitter and Facebook
[caption id="attachment_3693" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Protesters clash with police guarding
Our allies' spooks don't just spy on each other. They help each other change the law.
[caption id="attachment_2636" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)[/caption] The Guardian has
Hurricane Sandy was huge — but not for the 2012 presidential election
[caption id="attachment_2315" align="aligncenter" width="543" special=""] Steve Helber / AP[/caption] Today's
Why Glenn Greenwald's new media venture is a big deal
[caption id="attachment_1818" align="aligncenter" width="500" special=""] Glenn Greenwald (Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption]
Cameron Defeated on Syria by Ghost of Blair
We welcome another guest post by Stephen Benedict Dyson.
Morsi was No Role Model for Islamic Democrats
The following guest post is from UT-Austin political scientist Jason
Margaret Thatcher Has Died
Breaking news from Britain brings word of the death of
Why Assad Will Likely Fight On
This is a guest post from Scott Wolford of the
Data Journalism
What makes data journalism different to the rest of journalism?
Is Putinism about Strength or Weakness?
For those of you looking for a potential break from
Kudos to Chenoweth and Stephan
Monkey Cage contributor Erica Chenowth and Maria Stephan's book was
The Domestic Politics of the UNSC Resolution on Libya and R2P
One of the many important questions about last week's UN
More on 1989 vs. 2011
Following on Josh's "post":https://themonkeycage.org/2011/01/will_2011_be_1989.html and Lucan Way's "post":https://themonkeycage.org/2011/02/what_eastern_europe_teaches_us.html is this
Wikileaks Data and the UN Security Council
Like "Charli Carpenter":http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2010/11/diplomatic-shockers, I was a bit surprised by the
The International and Domestic Politics of North Korea’s Attack
The predominant interpretation of North Korea's military attack on a
What does the new British coalition have to tell us about models of coalition formation?
In the wake of the exceedingly quick wrap up of
Why Such a Quick Coalition Formation?
I agree with Matt Yglesias that it is pretty amazing
More UK Vote Geekery
One of our readers, Jim Bach, sent us some interesting
UK Election Graphs and Data
The Guardian's data blog has all the election results in
UK Election Tidbits
Stochastic Democracy compares the various forecasts and the outcome here.
Bidding starts over electoral reform
"Matthew Shugart reports":http://fruitsandvotes.com/?p=3918. Today’s Guardian notes that Conservative leader David
The Prodigal Planet Returns
Remember a few years ago when the solar system changed?
“When Republicans imagine attacks, they think in terms of character; when Democrats imagine attacks, they think in terms of policy and record.” Oh, really?
bq. Here's the thing—the fundamental difference between most Republican attacks