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