Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and Alsu Kurmasheva are back in the U.S. Danielle Gilbert - August 3, 2024 What this historic prisoner swap with Russia tells us about U.S. diplomacy.
Could a GOP president take over independent government agencies? Andrew Rudalevige - November 7, 2023 Here's what the law actually says.
Will the Hamas attack on Israel lead to a broader regional war? Elizabeth N. Saunders and Austin Carson - October 12, 2023 Even bitter adversaries have tools to control escalation.
We couldn’t find religious bias in news coverage of the Supreme Court Mark Brockway and Hailey Womer - May 26, 2022 We analyzed news coverage of Amy Coney Barrett’s religion during her confirmation hearings
NATO was founded to protect ‘civilized’ people. That means White. Amoz JY Hor - April 10, 2022 Four historical examples show how much race has always mattered in defining ‘Western civilization’
The Russian invasion has some logistical problems. That doesn’t mean it’s doomed. Ryan Baker - February 28, 2022 Supply problems are the norm, not the exception
Are coups really contagious? Salah Ben Hammou and Jonathan Powell - November 21, 2021 The international reaction to a coup attempt may matter more than you think
Actually, Facebook isn’t making people angrier. Some people are just jerks. Michael Bang Petersen and Alexander Bor - October 26, 2021 People share disinformation to hurt the other side, this research shows.
Facebook has an invisible system that shelters powerful rule-breakers. So do other online platforms. Tarleton Gillespie and Robyn Caplan - September 17, 2021 Is it fair to be unfair, as long as you’re open about it?
Why Facebook really, really doesn’t want to discourage extremism Steve Rathje, Sander van der Linden, and Jay Van Bavel - July 13, 2021 Our research finds outrage is what goes viral — and that makes money