Is Putin lining up with ultraconservatives? We’re not so sure.
His hard line on gender and sexuality leaves him room to tack to the middle again
Would China’s move to join this transpacific trade pact push the U.S. to rejoin? It’s complicated.
Membership would probably place China firmly at the center of regional and global supply chains.
The WTO is negotiating to solve a global fisheries crisis. Here’s what’s at stake.
Talks center on eliminating fisheries subsidies, a tricky goal.
Peru’s upcoming presidential election is really a referendum on its troubled constitution
What’s at stake in the runoff between leftist front-runner Pedro Castillo and right-wing, dynastic candidate Keiko Fujimori?
15 countries just signed the world’s largest trade pact. The U.S. isn’t one of them.
Will the U.S. economy suffer as nations in the Asia-Pacific region get closer?
Beijing is counting on its massive Belt and Road Initiative. But are Chinese firms on board?
Our findings suggest this will be a tough sell.
China is offering ‘no strings attached aid’ to Africa. Here’s what that means.
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Fake news might be harder to spot than most people believe
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After Syria, is there still a taboo against the use of chemical weapons?
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Here’s how we’ll know if Trump engages in secret surveillance
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Here’s how Canadian news media created a ‘Trump of the North’
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8 questions about the future of banking regulation under Trump
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Some lawmakers want to let the FBI monitor your Internet and email activity — without oversight
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Guatemala’s civil war ended 20 years ago today. Here are 4 things to know about its path to democracy.
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You can blame CNN (and the news media) if childhood vaccinations go down
There were a lot of half-truths and out-right falsehoods peddled
Canada just kicked off its election season. Here's what you need to know.
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Canada just kicked off its election season. Here’s what you need to know.
[caption id="attachment_28177" align="aligncenter" width="982"] Stephen Harper, Canada's prime minister, speaks
How to win the (women's) World Cup
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How to win the (women’s) World Cup
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The politics of the Philippines' vulnerability to natural disasters
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The politics of the Philippines’ vulnerability to natural disasters
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A presidential candidate in Brazil just died. Now what?
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New media, old problems in human rights
The following is a guest post by Dominik Stecula and
Thailand's cybercoup
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Thailand’s cybercoup
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Does slacktivism work?
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Canada is polarizing–and it’s because of the parties
Richard Johnston is Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections,
Canada is polarizing–and it's because of the parties
Richard Johnston is Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections,
Far-sighted policymaking is hard. Here's how to make it easier.
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How to Explain the Seeming Gap between Public Opinion and Immigration Reforms in Congress?
Continuing our new series of collaborations with political science journals,
A Realigning Canadian Election?
This is another guest post from Richard Johnston of the
Canadian Election Update
This is a guest post from "Richard Johnston":http://www.politics.ubc.ca/index.php?id=2462, Canada Research