The U.K. wants to send refugees to Rwanda. That’s become a trend.
Similar plans in other countries suggest the U.K. program will endanger migrants, not protect them.
Republicans want to break up Maricopa County, Jim Crow-style
After Reconstruction, state legislatures manipulated more than 1,300 county borders. That helped Southern white supremacists suppress and erase the Black vote, my research finds.
Will the women of France support Marine Le Pen?
Women are less likely to support populist radical-right parties because they seem risky, research finds. But Le Pen no longer seems so risky.
Laibach, ‘NATO’: The Week In One Song
Will Finland and Sweden join NATO?
Russia believed the West was weak and decadent. So it invaded.
Russia sees itself at the global forefront of the culture wars, leading the resistance to gay parades, cancel culture and liberal values more generally.
Do people in Donbas want to be ‘liberated’ by Russia?
We surveyed people in Ukraine's contested eastern region to see what they wanted. Here's what we found.
Russians think they’re engaged in a heroic struggle with the West
A new survey finds that the public in Russia believes President Vladimir Putin’s rationale for the “military operation” in Ukraine — for now.
How popular is Putin, really?
The image of Putin’s popularity bolsters his actual popularity, our research finds. But staged perceptions of popularity can be fragile.
Will Brussels stop funding autocracy?
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s power rests in part on how he distributes E.U. funds to oligarchs and local authorities in exchange for support.
How LGBT refugees from Ukraine are highly vulnerable
They can fall through the cracks in standard humanitarian responses — but through social media, individuals and groups are finding ways to help.
What rising oil prices tell us about the oil market’s geopolitics
It's not all about the war in Ukraine.
NATO was founded to protect ‘civilized’ people. That means White.
Four historical examples show how much race has always mattered in defining ‘Western civilization.’
The Council of Europe expelled Russia. That hurts people, not Putin.
What is the Council of Europe, and why does expulsion matter?
Ukraine war has side effects on Middle East geopolitics
Here’s what our survey of Middle East scholars found.
The Kremlin has another weapon in its arsenal: Migration policy
How committed is Russia to embracing Slavic migrants from Ukraine and beyond?
Americans supported Jackson. Why didn’t more Republican senators?
Highly partisan fights have become the norm in Supreme Court nominations.
Foreign companies continue to prop up the Kremlin
Some companies are only making vague commitments to get out of Russia.
In Hungary, Orban wins again — because he has rigged the system
Here’s how Orban’s Fidesz party won 53 percent of the vote — but 83 percent of the districts.
Why counting vaccinated Americans doesn’t always add up
The percentages the CDC reports don’t necessarily line up with census data. Here’s why.
Why Putin uses Russian law to crack down on dissent
Autocrats make things like protests illegal so they can blame individuals for breaking the law -- while avoiding blame for passing unjust laws.