Pakistan goes to the polls this week. Here’s what to watch. Christopher Clary, Sarah Khan, Zoha Waseem, Yasser Kureshi, and Asfandyar Mir - February 7, 2024 Four experts on Pakistani politics share their insights on the leading parties and candidates, voter turnout, and election integrity.
What the arrest warrant for Putin really means Kelebogile Zvobgo - October 3, 2023 He may never stand trial, but that’s not all that matters.
Imran Khan dissolved Pakistan’s parliament. How did that happen? Yasser Kureshi and Asfandyar Mir - April 5, 2022 Pakistan’s Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the prime minister’s moves
Haiti needs international help — even though past help has often made things worse Henry (Chip) Carey - August 17, 2021 A presidential assassination, an earthquake and a tropical storm are beyond what the country can handle on its own
The Taliban isn’t the only challenge for the Afghanistan government Dipali Mukhopadhyay - July 7, 2021 The U.S. withdrawal leaves these big questions for the Ghani administration
Huawei is trying to avoid U.S. sanctions. That may change the U.S.-China tech rivalry in Africa. Henry Tugendhat - April 29, 2021 The company’s new mobile phone operating system sets up a battle between U.S. and Chinese tech firms over what Africans can see, hear, read and say.
Senegal’s violent protests reveal that its long-stable democracy is fragile, after all Kamissa Camara - March 31, 2021 Yet again, courts have jailed one of the president’s political rivals.
North Korea conducted more missile tests. What happens next? Patricia M. Kim - March 27, 2021 The Biden administration faces three big challenges on the Korean Peninsula
India revoked Kashmir’s autonomy a year ago. What has happened since then? Sameer Lalwani - August 5, 2020 The government claimed it needed to clean up the region’s separatism and radicalization
Autocratic governments are using coronavirus as a pretext to clamp down on opponents Travis Curtice, Mel Pavlik, Hilary Matfess, and Don Grasse - July 30, 2020 Here’s what we found in Uganda and Zimbabwe.
The U.N. has appealed for a global coronavirus cease-fire Govinda Clayton - April 12, 2020 But is it possible to quarantine conflict?
With two American soldiers dead in Iraq, how will the U.S. respond? Ramzy Mardini and Asfandyar Mir - March 12, 2020 Iran and its Shiite militias may be trying to provoke the U.S. into attacking.
Trump wants to pull Cameroon’s preferential trade status. Here’s what you need to know. Travis Curtice - November 28, 2019 Are human rights concerns the real reason or just a pretext?
U.S.-North Korea talks just broke down. Here’s what might happen next. Patricia M. Kim - October 10, 2019 Does Pyongyang have a playbook for the next few months?
Women are mysteriously missing from D.C. think tanks’ foreign policy panels. Here’s the data. Mimosa Giamanco and Federiga Bindi - August 21, 2019 Here’s the fifth article in our series on the gender gap in political science.
These are U.S. allies’ 3 big questions for the second Trump-Kim summit Patricia Kim - February 25, 2019 In just a few days, President Trump will meet North
The U.S. believes that kidnapped journalist Austin Tice is still alive. Here are 5 things to know about global kidnapping. Danielle Gilbert - December 4, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81014" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Debra Tice speaks about her son,
Will Colombia’s next president be a former left-wing guerrilla? Danielle Gilbert - June 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74523" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate for Colombia
How militants in Iraq and Syria recruit and use children Mara Revkin - February 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69216" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Young boys known as the Cubs
Violent crime in Mexico is at a 20-year high. This is why Mexico’s political parties don’t fix it. Michael Becerril and Jennifer Bejar - September 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64199" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women carry a banner that reads
Kenya votes amid a wave of violence. Here’s how that matters. Stephanie Burchard and Dorina Bekoe - August 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61711" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of civil society groups protest
Yes, marches can make a difference. It depends on these three factors. Shom Mazumder - January 27, 2017 This is the second post in our series on what social
It’s not just fake news. Even real news can warp political perceptions. Mareike Schomerus and Anouk Rigterink - January 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52165" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Then-South Sudan First Vice President Riek
Food scarcity causes conflicts — but so can food abundance. Here’s why. Ore Koren - November 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49828" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Displaced Iraqis receive food at a
U.S.-Russia relations are at a real low. Here’s the diplomacy that is working. Yury Barmin, Brittany Holom, and Alyssa Haas - November 5, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48936" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg,
A new survey shows that Pakistanis penalize candidates for religious piety Niloufer Siddiqui and Michael Kalin - August 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45483" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Leaders of the Pakistani religious movement
The changing face of women’s political participation in the Middle East Vickie Langohr, Marc Lynch, and Lauren Baker - May 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40311" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptian women ink their fingers after
Are we seeing Palestine’s spring at long last? Nathan Brown and Daniel Nerenberg - February 12, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35614" align="aligncenter" width="908"] FILE: On the wall the Abu
How the world is proving Martin Luther King right about nonviolence Maria Stephan and Erica Chenoweth - January 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34516" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman (right, white
Nepal is in crisis, and it has nothing to do with the earthquake. Here’s what you need to know. Nirabh Koirala and Geoffrey Macdonald - November 2, 2015 Nepal is edging closer to a humanitarian crisis potentially even
Could Tunisia’s National Dialogue model ever be replicated? Daniel Brumberg - October 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30534" align="aligncenter" width="908"] FILE: Tunisian mediators Wided Bouchamaoui, Houcine
How to really help the world’s new refugees Adam Lichtenheld - July 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27120" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Syrian Kurdish woman sits next
How to really help the world's new refugees - July 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27120" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Syrian Kurdish woman sits next
Why was the Nepali earthquake so devastating? Because of its government’s political failings. Nirabh Koirala and Geoffrey Macdonald - June 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25868" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A rescue team with a sniffer
Why was the Nepali earthquake so devastating? Because of its government's political failings. - June 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25868" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A rescue team with a sniffer
The OECD’s fragility index is surprisingly fragile and difficult to reproduce Thomas Scherer - May 17, 2015 In its 2015 States of Fragility report, the Organization for
The OECD's fragility index is surprisingly fragile and difficult to reproduce Erik Voeten - May 17, 2015 In its 2015 States of Fragility report, the Organization for
Muslim NGOs could help counter violent extremism Shawn Powers and Abbas Barzegar - February 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21380" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Islamic State militants hold up their
The mysterious absence of women from Middle East policy debates Cofman Wittes and Marc Lynch - January 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20277" align="aligncenter" width="620"] U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Arab autocrats are not going back to the future Steven Heydemann - December 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18646" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Protesters display a large Jordanian flag
Arab views on governance after the uprisings Michael Robbins and Mark Tessler - October 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17435" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Defaced presidential campaign posters of ousted
Privacy in Muslim constitutions and Karzai's refusal to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement Erik Voeten - January 2, 2014 Corri Zoli is an assistant research professor at the Institute
Five key questions – and answers – about Iran's social media influence Henry Farrell - December 17, 2013 [caption id="attachment_4169" align="aligncenter" width="979" special=""] (Morningside Analytics)[/caption] The explosion of
Twitter and the Arab Spring: New Evidence Henry Farrell - July 11, 2012 John and I are members (along with Sean Aday, Deen
The Role of Social Media in Conflict John Sides - September 15, 2011 Sean Aday, Henry, Marc Lynch, and I have helped to
Crowd Sourcing a Bibliography: Social Media and Protest Joshua Tucker - August 26, 2011 I want to try something new here at The Monkey
United States Institute of Peace Erik Voeten - February 24, 2011 The U.S. House of Representatives voted last week to cut
Constitutionmaking.org John Sides - February 19, 2009 Constitutionmaking.org is a new website sponsored by the Comparative Constitutions