Good To Know: The Eurovision Song Contest Alexandra Guisinger - May 7, 2024 Why Eurovision is a model of the best and worst of international cooperation.
Good to Know: Public backlash Alexander Kustov - May 6, 2024 It’s important to understand the role – and risk – of backlash in today’s politics.
What to expect from the UN in the Israel-Hamas war Erik Voeten - February 1, 2024 The UN will have to overcome deep distrust among Israelis.
Did Biden have the authority to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen? Andrew Rudalevige - January 30, 2024 Let’s look at the Constitution, the War Powers Resolution, and what might authorize or constrain military action.
Will Iran’s strike and Israel’s retaliation lead to war? Stacie Goddard - January 29, 2024 The spiral vs. deterrence model, explained, as violence surges in the Middle East.
Good to Know: Hostage taking and the rise in hostage diplomacy Danielle Gilbert - January 17, 2024 Media stories spotlight the high stakes – and the pressure to bring hostages home.
Why global commerce is now in the crossfire Bruce Jones - January 11, 2024 From the Red Sea to the Baltic and the Pacific, geopolitics are putting global commerce at risk.
The UN set out to protect human rights 75 years ago Kelebogile Zvobgo - December 10, 2023 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was an important start – but there’s much work still ahead.
UK’s refugees-to-Rwanda plan could undermine Northern Ireland peace Stacie Goddard - December 1, 2023 A contested policy to send asylum seekers who arrive in the U.K. to Rwanda could rattle the Good Friday agreement.
Who do voters actually blame for inflation? Nyron N. Crawford and Alexandra Guisinger - November 21, 2023 They see several causes at work – including some out of Biden’s control.
Transgender candidates win elections. Here’s why. Zein Murib - November 13, 2023 Some research suggests the wave of trans candidates’ wins is unexpected.
How should we think about a mass exodus of Palestinians from Gaza? Elizabeth N. Saunders and Kelly M. Greenhill - October 20, 2023 Governments and non-state actors use mass migration as a tool of war.
Biden will visit Israel during a war. That’s unprecedented. Elizabeth N. Saunders - October 17, 2023 The humanitarian crisis and escalation fears heighten uncertainty.
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.
Does Putin have a vote in U.S. elections? Elizabeth N. Saunders, Marina E. Henke, Nadiya Kostyuk, Rachel Myrick, and Kenneth Schultz - September 28, 2023 International relations scholars have a ‘good chat’ about U.S. elections and foreign policy.
What if India really was involved in killing a Sikh activist in Canada? Christopher Clary - September 22, 2023 The international consequences could prove modest.
Is there a green policy backlash? Erik Voeten - September 21, 2023 Leaders in Germany and the U.K. think so.
Biden’s hostage diplomacy, explained Danielle Gilbert - September 20, 2023 It's a marriage of concessions and sanctions.
Leaders around the world made bold moves in 2022. They didn’t always succeed. Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 29, 2022 The TMC 2022 roundups: The international beat
Why authoritarian governments take hostages Danielle Gilbert - December 11, 2022 It’s not just a terrorist tactic any more.
Is the new U.K. prime minister a paragon of immigrant success? Rina Agarwala - December 8, 2022 Rishi Sunak credits his hard-working family for the foundations of his career. But government policies may play a bigger role in immigrant successes.
The World Cup of Democracy might look like this Chris Hanretty - December 3, 2022 What if we cheered for the more-democratic country in each World Cup match? Here’s who would win.
How Ghana’s economic crisis is reshaping its democracy Rachel Sigman and George Bob-Milliar - November 30, 2022 Ghana’s legislature could take the unusual move of censuring the finance minister — and demanding greater accountability from the executive branch
Malawi’s VP was arrested for corruption. There’s more to the story. Kim Yi Dionne - November 27, 2022 Malawians have seen tensions between their presidents and VPs before. They may be somewhat cynical about government attempts to fight corruption.
What Middle East scholars really think about boycotting Israel Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch - November 22, 2022 The latest Middle East Scholars Barometer survey explored this contentious issue — and more
Ukraine accused Russia of torture. Here’s how to prosecute those crimes. Alyson Reynolds, Elijah Tsai, and Kelebogile Zvobgo - November 22, 2022 Ukraine’s allies can use their own courts to investigate war crimes
How New Zealand and 5 other nations gained majority-female legislatures Jennifer Piscopo - November 3, 2022 New Zealand’s Parliament now has more women than men. The Labour Party’s commitment to gender parity helped to make that happen.
U.K. Conservatives are in trouble if they can’t choose a leader quickly Georgia Kernell - October 23, 2022 Conservative members of Parliament don’t want the ‘mad swivel-eyed loons’ deciding who replaces Liz Truss as party leader
Joy Division, ‘She’s Lost Control’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - October 21, 2022 U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns.
The U.S. Treasury expects millions of companies to name their owners Elizabeth Meehan - October 12, 2022 Will the Corporate Transparency Act cut down on illicit financial dealings? That’s the plan.
In Northern Ireland, Catholics now outnumber Protestants. That’s a first. Laurence Cooley and John Coakley - October 4, 2022 But look closely and you’ll find a more complicated picture. What does that mean for prospects of a United Ireland?
Italy’s new leader faces familiar problems, including fickle voters Mark Gilbert - September 27, 2022 Giorgia Meloni’s popularity may not hold — and she doesn’t have much freedom to change policy
China and India weren’t critical of Putin’s war. Did that change? Rohan Mukherjee - September 26, 2022 Neither country was inclined to defend a global order that denies their status aspirations, but the war’s impact may be forcing a rethink
How to make voter registration both accurate and easy Toby James and Holly Garnett - September 22, 2022 Our research on 156 countries finds that automatic registration tends to be more accurate
Here’s what persuades Americans to support democracy over party Robb Willer and Jan Voelkel - September 12, 2022 Our new study tested 25 different approaches with both Republicans and Democrats. Here are three that made a difference.
Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s lead ambassador Brandy Jolliff Scott - September 9, 2022 She traveled to 117 countries and hosted countless high-level visitors
50 years ago, Uganda ordered its entire Asian population to leave Meghan Garrity - August 4, 2022 A new data set explores mass expulsions around the world
A third party could be successful. But probably not this one. Seth Masket - August 3, 2022 To win voters, a party has to stand for something. But what would the Forward Party do in office?
Nigeria’s harsh police culture grew from colonial abuses Travis B. Curtice - July 28, 2022 Akali Omeni’s new book ‘Policing and Politics in Nigeria: A Comprehensive History’ explains why this culture persists
Thousands of nontraditional fighters have joined the Ukraine war Katherine Kramer and Andrew Bell - July 26, 2022 That puts civilians at risk, research shows
The Proud Boys and the Base are now illegal in New Zealand Brian Phillips - July 25, 2022 Designating these two white-supremacist groups as terrorist organizations will have global consequences
How many Ukrainian refugees have been trafficked? We won’t know for years. Laura A. Dean - July 21, 2022 Their fates will depend in part on which country they’ve landed in – and whether that country has comprehensive policies and services
Why people are fighting over Social Security numbers Joshua McCabe - July 19, 2022 Liberal groups don’t like Mitt Romney’s proposal to limit who gets tax credits designed to help lift children from poverty
Who chooses Boris Johnson’s replacement? Check the party rules. Georgia Kernell - July 12, 2022 When party activists have too much say, they can hurt the party’s chances of winning a general election
Shinzo Abe gave Japan far more than ‘Abenomics’ Phillip Y. Lipscy - July 9, 2022 His predecessors struggled to govern. Abe helped transform Japanese politics.
Hard Stuff, ‘Sinister Minister’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - July 8, 2022 Boris finally calls it quits.
Boris Johnson didn’t want to quit. So how did they get rid of him? Tom Quinn - July 8, 2022 Prime ministers are not all-powerful — they rely on the support of their party colleagues in Parliament
Boris Johnson says the ‘herd’ pushed him out. What does he mean? Henry Farrell - July 7, 2022 When the herd ‘moves,’ it is sometimes because everyone in it wants to move
It’s risky for Biden to go to the Middle East Shibley Telhami - July 6, 2022 Fewer than one-quarter of Americans approve of the president’s mid-July trip, our survey found
How united is the West on Russia? Tobias Bunde and Tom Lubbock - July 5, 2022 Public risk perceptions in NATO countries shifted after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, our surveys found
How far have human rights in Hong Kong eroded? We measured. Stephen Bagwell, Meridith LaVelle, and K. Chad Clay - June 30, 2022 The national security law imposed in 2020 marked a big change.
Boris Johnson ripped up part of his Brexit deal with Europe Henry Farrell - June 14, 2022 The ‘Northern Ireland Protocol’ was supposed to solve Brexit’s border issue
Northern Ireland is politically divided. Maybe that’s changing. Cera Murtagh - June 13, 2022 A nonaligned party is winning voters from both sides
Jack Dorsey is wrong. The dollar is still a global reserve currency. Mark Copelovitch - June 1, 2022 There are reasons the dollar is still king
Five things to know about Jacinda Ardern’s trip to the U.S. this week Nina Hall - May 23, 2022 New Zealand’s prime minister is eager for a trade deal — and wants to discuss online extremism
The Baltic states are also worried about Russia Ralph Clem and Erik Herron - May 16, 2022 A new survey shows what citizens think about NATO — and what they would do if attacked
A Sinn Fein win in Northern Ireland could bring big changes Kimberly Cowell-Meyers and Carolyn Gallaher - May 5, 2022 What might happen to political power sharing — and calls for Irish reunification?
Americans see Afghan and Ukrainian refugees very differently. Why? Scott Williamson, Melina Platas, Lauren Prather, Claire Adida, and Adeline Lo - April 28, 2022 But research suggests some approaches can help communities successfully absorb all kinds of refugees
The U.K. wants to send refugees to Rwanda. That’s become a trend. Beatty Riedl, Eleanor Paynter, and Christa Kuntzelman - April 20, 2022 Similar plans in other countries suggest the U.K. program will endanger migrants, not protect them.
Do people in Donbas want to be ‘liberated’ by Russia? John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal, and Gwendolyn Sasse - April 14, 2022 We surveyed people in Ukraine’s contested eastern region to see what they wanted. Here’s what we found.
What rising oil prices tell us about the oil market’s geopolitics Inwook Kim - April 11, 2022 It’s not all about the war in Ukraine
The Kremlin has another weapon in its arsenal: Migration policy Caress Schenk - April 11, 2022 How committed is Russia to embracing Slavic migrants from Ukraine and beyond?
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’
What’s so funny about a Russian invasion? Chonlawit Sirikupt - April 6, 2022 Here’s how Kyiv is wielding humor in its information war against Moscow
Why democracies win more wars than autocracies Dan Reiter and Allan C. Stam - March 30, 2022 Like Putin, dictators tend to start risky wars, our research shows
Russia’s allies have been pretty quiet on Ukraine Martin Binder and Autumn Lockwood Payton - March 25, 2022 Here’s what might happen next within the ‘BRICS’ bloc
The ICJ ordered Russia to halt military operations in Ukraine. What comes next? Daniel Posthumus and Kelebogile Zvobgo - March 25, 2022 Both Russia and Ukraine have accused the other of committing genocide.
Calling Ukrainian refugees more ‘civilized’ than Syrians requires willful amnesia Oumar Ba, Lina Benabdallah, and Elif Kalaycioglu - March 21, 2022 The history of the West suggests something else entirely
Could Ukraine become neutral, like Switzerland? Five things to know. Audrey Kurth Cronin - March 9, 2022 Neutral countries today are nonaligned — and well-armed
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine didn’t rely on cyberwarfare. Here’s why. Shawn W. Lonergan, Erica D. Lonergan, Brandon Valeriano, and Benjamin Jensen - March 7, 2022 Cyber operations don’t win wars, our research finds.
Perhaps Putin thinks acting crazy is a good strategy. My research says otherwise. Roseanne W. McManus - March 6, 2022 ‘Madness’ isn’t a common leadership trait
Russia and Ukraine are key exporters of food and energy. Will global prices spike? Cullen Hendrix - March 2, 2022 Here’s what the research tells us
NATO can’t send troops to Ukraine. Here is what it will probably do instead. Sara Moller - February 28, 2022 The security and defense of alliance members that border Russia and Ukraine will be a top priority.
Here’s what ‘high combat alert’ for Russia’s nuclear forces means James J. Cameron - February 28, 2022 And how did the United States and its allies respond?
The Ukraine crisis is now a nuclear crisis Caitlin Talmadge - February 27, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin just put his nuclear forces on alert
Russia believes tanks trump international law. Smaller countries like Kenya are using the U.N. to push back. Anjali Dayal - February 26, 2022 Here’s what we learned from the U.N. Security Council emergency meetings on Ukraine
In words and deeds, Putin shows he’s rejecting even Soviet-era borders Daniel Treisman - February 25, 2022 His speech this week makes it clear he’s out to restore “historic Russia”
Will Russia recognize the independence of two eastern Ukraine republics? Here’s what people there think. John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal, and Gwendolyn Sasse - February 17, 2022 Those who live in the Donbas region care more about bread-and-butter issues, our latest surveys reveal
Chicago cop Jon Burge allegedly tortured suspects. Why couldn’t the U.S. prosecute him? Mark Berlin - February 16, 2022 The Chicago Police Department apologized for what it called ‘torture.’ But while the United States is a party to international human rights treaties, it doesn’t have laws at home against these violations.
Does Putin really want regime change in Ukraine? Alexander Downes - February 9, 2022 The research suggests this rarely works. But countries keep trying anyway.
There’s a reason that America and Russia are slinging mud at each other at the Security Council Susan Allen and Amy Yuen - February 6, 2022 No other international forum commands the same level of attention.
A majority of Ukrainians support joining NATO. Does this matter? Olga Onuch and Javier Pérez Sandoval - February 4, 2022 Support has been growing across all parts of Ukraine — not just regions close to Europe
Experts from NATO countries disagree on how to approach Ukraine Volodymyr Kulyk, Mykola Riabchuk, Nadiia Koval, Marianna Fakhurdinova, and Kateryna Zarembo - January 26, 2022 Different countries have very different narratives about the crisis
Chile’s markets fell after people elected a leftist president. That’s not unusual. Daniele Girardi - January 23, 2022 Research investigates the aftermath of more than 750 elections around the world
Germany convicted a Syrian man of war crimes in Syria. Can national courts prosecute injustices everywhere? Maximo Langer, Margaret E. Peters, and Leslie Johns - January 14, 2022 The landmark case invoked the principle of ‘universal jurisdiction’
What do Russia’s cyber moves mean for the Ukraine crisis? Shawn W. Lonergan and Erica D. Lonergan - January 11, 2022 Ambiguous signals raise the risk of miscalculating what’s really going on
Sudan’s civilian leader resigned. Now the military has sole control of the government. Gerrit Kurtz - January 10, 2022 The October coup is faltering — here’s why
The E.U. continues to sanction Belarus. Some Belarusians approve. Gwendolyn Sasse and Félix Krawatzek - January 5, 2022 But our surveys reveal why that support may be waning
The E.U. renewed its Russia sanctions last week. Not all Europeans are in favor. Paulina Pospieszna, Joanna Skrzypczyńska, Dawid Walentek, and Clara Portela - December 22, 2021 How Europe’s leaders keep the consensus on sanctions — but soften the economic blow at home
Biden promises to fight transnational corruption. But will the U.S. target friends as well as foes? Victor Peskin and Mieczysław Boduszyński - December 20, 2021 Washington tends to avoid confronting allies, this research shows
People wrote off France’s center right. But Valérie Pécresse’s presidential run may be another story. Andrew Glencross - December 12, 2021 How does Pécresse rank among the other presidential candidates for 2022?
22 countries agreed to establish green shipping routes. That’s big news. Jan Stockbruegger - November 30, 2021 The new initiative could lead to a cleaner maritime industry.
Russia proved it can shoot down a satellite. Does this make space less secure? James J. Cameron - November 22, 2021 The U.S., China and India have also tested anti-satellite weapons
Climate activists held the largest anti-airport protest in British history. Expect more worldwide. Eraldo Souza dos Santos - November 22, 2021 The global anti-airport movement has been growing for 20 years. Here’s what’s behind it.
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
Northern Ireland’s borders are stirring up trouble again Dermot Hodson - November 18, 2021 Why is Boris Johnson threatening to scrap the agreement that he negotiated?
Congress might require women to register for the draft. Where do Republicans and Democrats stand? Robert Ralston and Jen Spindel - November 14, 2021 The parties are deeply divided among themselves, aligning in unusual ways.
China has invested deeply in Africa. We checked to see whether that is undermining democracy. Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny and Carolyn Logan - October 28, 2021 The second in Afrobarometer’s special democracy summit series on Africa
Pro-government groups helped quash Nigeria’s protests last year. Who’s really behind these groups? Matthew T. Page - October 7, 2021 Since 2015, the groups have staged hundreds of news conferences to praise government officials
South Sudan promised to investigate civil war atrocities. Why hasn’t that happened? Jacqueline R. McAllister - October 5, 2021 The peace deal included a plan for an Africa-led hybrid court