The Anatomy of Backsliding: Why is Democracy Consuming Itself?
Guest post by Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman Well before 2016, the United States was becoming increasingly…
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Unknown Identities: The Political Prisoners of Xinjiang
Guest post by Christoph Steinert Since spring 2017, the Chinese province Xinjiang has been the site of an…
Gender and White Supremacist Violence
Guest post by Elin Bjarnegård and Jennifer M. Piscopo Political leaders, media commentators, and academics have swiftly and…
The Political Costs of Abusing Human Rights
Guest post by Rebecca Cordell As countries around the world continue to battle a deadly pandemic, another crisis…
White Supremacists Are a National Security Threat
By Navin Bapat The risk of terrorism is often overstated. Americans are more likely to die from everyday…
The Local Politics of Policing: The Case of Duterte’s Drug War
Guest post by Nico Ravanilla, Renard Sexton, and Dotan Haim Last month, a brutal police killing in the…
Who Counts in Conflicts During the Pandemic?
Guest post by Sophia Dawkins When the WHO declared a pandemic last March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed…
Why Healthy Skepticism About This Year’s Nobel Peace Prize is Warranted
Guest post by Ida Rudolfsen Today the World Food Program (WFP) receives this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The…
An Award and a Warning: The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
By guest contributor Sarah Tucker and permanent contributor Timothy D. Sisk Tomorrow, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will award…
ELECTION IN Myanmar
In more election news, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has won Myanmar’s general election and will return for…