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
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?
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
The Supreme Court is taking suspect science seriously. Conservative groups have worked for years for that. Joshua C. Wilson and Alison Gash - December 14, 2021 Various organizations fight science by peddling doubt and discord on topics such as climate change, covid-19 and abortion
The Supreme Court might overturn Roe. It took decades of scorched-earth conservative politics to get here. Joshua C. Wilson and Amanda Hollis-Brusky - December 2, 2021 Upholding Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban could severely damage American belief in the court’s legitimacy.
In the Texas abortion law, conservatives adopted the progressive playbook and used it against them Joshua C. Wilson - September 2, 2021 Conservatives have built up an army of lawyers and organizations that can use “private rights of action” to enforce their goals, much as civil rights lawyers and groups do.
This book explains when peacekeeping works — and when it doesn’t Naazneen Barma - August 19, 2021 To give peace a chance, start with the grass roots, not the treetops.
A Florida security company is entangled in the assassination of Haiti’s president. How is that possible? Deborah Avant - July 19, 2021 An increasing number of clients and providers in the private security market are dodging the rules
Two of China’s Belt and Road projects reveal a flaw in the G-7′s new global financing plan Alvin Camba - June 28, 2021 For some countries, megaprojects have political and infrastructure goals
Look beyond Trump’s language to see the roots of recent political violence in the U.S. Joshua C. Wilson - January 11, 2021 For the past 50 years, conservatives have capitalized on demonizing the federal government