MONKEY CAGE

China controls many goods and materials that are critical for the U.S.

Eurovision songs and voting are sometimes war by other means.

Did one of those clerks leak the draft abortion opinion?

Putin can’t reconstruct the regime that Stalin built — or save Russia from chaos.

Finland seeks NATO membership.

Here’s what we know about one group.

Ranked-choice voting alone wouldn’t have significantly changed the result, but non-partisan primaries — like Alaska’s — might

That’s what our research found.

The same parties have ruled since 2005 — and they’re counting on old alliances to remain in power.

Even with Roe in place, marginalized communities have long had trouble finding good reproductive-health care.

Here’s what scholars know about when protesters are more likely to turn confrontational — or even violent.

Here’s what Democrats and Republicans will probably do.

The Dobbs decision alone is not likely to push the U.S. into civil conflict. But when you add in other trends, the risk is ticking upward.

Hand-wringing over what Musk might do assumes Twitter has helped slow the spread of disinformation. Our research finds otherwise.

Investigating alleged Russian war crimes is a painstaking process.

Black mothers face distinct challenges that can lead to a commitment to caring for a broad community.

Approval of President Rodrigo Duterte correlates closely with support for the son of Ferdinand Marcos, this survey finds.

Research finds many ways that women, especially women of color, are excluded from equal access to power.