Monkey Cage

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The E.U. is furious that Belarus allowed more than 4,000 migrants to cross into Europe

As countries in the Global North outsource refugee management to the Global South, expect more poor countries to "weaponize" migration.

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The U.S. government hasn’t protected noncitizen veterans from deportation. That may change.

The U.S. military has a long history of relying on foreign recruits.

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Michela Wrong’s new book explores the 2013 murder of an exiled Rwandan official

Extensive interviews reveal more about the country's campaign against dissidents

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The U.N. climate report is dire. So why are there no limits on maritime shipping’s carbon emissions?

My research examined the politics behind the dearth of policies.

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Zambia has an election this week. Here’s what you need to know.

Voters aren’t happy about the country’s economic outlook — or external debt problem.

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Hobby Lobby’s owner returned thousands of artifacts to Iraq. How did he get them in the first place?

Once it was easy to collect gray-market antiquities. Things have tightened up.

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Media depicts activists as one issue ideologues. The good ones are anything but.

This book explains when activism works.

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Many Turks say the government didn’t stop the wildfires quickly enough. Here’s the story.

The Erdogan regime had sidelined an aviation association with years of experience fighting forest fires.

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What are the Taliban’s next moves?

Here’s the research on earlier withdrawals from Afghanistan.

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The Taliban has seized more cities, despite U.S. efforts to build a strong Afghan military. What happened?

Persuading partners to emulate the U.S. military approach doesn’t necessarily work, new research finds.

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Isaac Hayes, ‘By The Time I Get to Phoenix’: The Week In One Song

A federal investigation of the Phoenix police.

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Europe really wants to fight climate change. So why are other countries so unhappy?

“Fit for 55” lays out a detailed pathway to meet the E.U.’s 2030 climate commitments, on the way to carbon neutrality.

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150 years ago, Frederick Douglass predicted the United States’ dilemma today

Douglass foresaw three possible paths for an irreconcilably divided U.S. Which will it take this time?

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Africa’s informal markets have far more structure and self-governance than you’d think, book shows

Policymakers and scholars may be missing important clues on how this sector operates.

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Fights over marine boundaries are creating safe zones for pirates

New research reveals how contested waters have become maritime hotspots.

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The U.S. has been promoting vaccines through fear. Research on political anxiety suggests that’s a mistake.

Many Americans worry more about the vaccines’ side effects than about covid-19. What messaging will reach them?

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If Biden abolishes the federal death penalty, he’ll have more support than you think

American support for the death penalty has declined steadily for 20 years, and is nearing its lowest level since the 1950s.

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Conservatives don’t want a bigger social safety net. But they do want to care for the needy.

Communities should take care of their own through local churches and nonprofits, White Midwesterners told me.

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Commercial satellites — not U.S. intelligence — revealed China’s missile program

Here’s the real challenge when governments no longer control sensitive information.

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White Republicans and White Democrats are moving farther apart on race. Or is that just an education gap?

To find out, I looked at six ways to measure White attitudes on race -- and how those influenced their votes.