When presidents are seeking reelection, federal aid comes more often and more quickly.
A 70-year-old Cold War-era treaty among the three nations is finding renewed importance in response to the global rise of…
Kashmir has been in conflict since 1947, despite repeated UN and US interventions. An expert in security studies explains…
Don’t be misled by the scenes from Kabul airport. Most Afghan refugees don’t leave in an airplane and few will settle…
The Afghan military’s collapse was the collective result of individual soldiers making rational decisions based on what…
People wanted to use photography not only to document the aftermath of war and violence, but also to actively support peace.
If it sounds like the law is all over the place on school mask mandates, that’s because it is. The nation’s schools…
Hanif Sufizada got caught in Kabul as the Taliban took over. A scholar and resident of the US who works at the University…
It may be attractive to think that promoting democracy in occupied foreign countries is an appropriate moral and effective…
Secretary of State Tony Blinken said that the US Afghanistan pullout is not a repeat of failures in other recent wars. “This…
Devastating quake came weeks after the assassination of Haiti’s president. A scholar of disaster preparedness explains…
When the US invaded Afghanistan in late 2001, Afghans had endured 22 years of war. The Taliban were on the rise. Little…
Despite a 27% approval rating, Putin’s United Russia party can maintain its legislative majority in September through…
The Taliban appear poised to take over Afghanistan. Experts explain who the Taliban are, what life is like under their rule…
For much of the country’s history, Americans won their wars decisively, with the complete surrender of enemy forces and…
Men give more money than women to candidates in high-level statewide elections. Money can equal political influence, so…
Digging deeply into the nation’s past can help illuminate the racial struggles facing the U.S. today.
Herat is home to an India-built dam that provides water for drinking, irrigation and bathing for much of western Afghanistan.…
Academic research in conflict zones suggests Ghani’s resignation could actually be Afghanistan’s best chance at peace…
The lasting problems of infrastructure aren’t of need or construction, but of overbuilding, delayed costs and the challenges…