The enclave abutting Israel has been described as the world’s ‘largest open-air prison.’ Conditions have deteriorated…
An expert on civil conflicts explains why the international community has so far failed to create peace in Sudan, and what…
There are treaties and agreements and organizations, but, ultimately, other countries get to define who else is or isn’t…
An upcoming Supreme Court case that turns on race and party could affect how state legislatures shape voting maps and how…
Throughout US history, racist attacks against racial minorities were committed by white men grappling with their masculinity…
Failings leading up to the Arab-Israeli War of 50 years ago cost the then Israeli prime minister their job. Could history…
The Palestinian fighters who launched deadly attacks into Israel on Oct. 7 are not Iranian puppets – but they are doing…
The unusual candidacy of former President Donald Trump has made election polling especially appealing, more than a year…
Argentinians will vote in a new president on Oct. 22, 2023. But the front-runner’s plans to slash health funding might…
Calling something a ‘tragedy’ serves to minimize human responsibility for its causes, which can be convenient for the…
Using the rhetoric of the First Amendment, a string of US Supreme Court cases has allowed members of some religious groups…
Beloved in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter became the 39th US president and used his office to make human…
Long gridlocked by fighting between the two major political parties, the US House is now split by conflict within the GOP,…
The Nobel Peace Prize has recognized some legendary leaders and peace activists, but it has a mixed track record of recognizing…
Thirty years after the Battle of Mogadishu, the US continues waging war in Somalia, with little public knowledge, scrutiny…
The collapse of the self-proclaimed republic ushers in a new reality in the South Caucasus. For Armenia, the first concern…
Republicans Mike Pence and Mitt Romney both spoke recently about the conservative ideals that animate their politics −…
Popular culture often describes scalping − the forceful removing of a person’s scalp − as an indigenous practice.…
The Biden administration directed agencies to consider the cost of greenhouse gas emissions in their future purchasing and…
Current precedent relies on a 1982 case in which five justices generally agreed there were limits on a school’s power…