In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, democracy in the Arab world seems farther away today than at any point in the last 25 years, leaving…
We investigate the relationship between political networks, weak institutions, and election fraud during the 2010 parliamentary election in…
When terrorists operating under the banner of the Islamic State launched their savage attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 the world was…
“As a designer of jewelry, Maisoon wants an ordinary extraordinary life, which isn’t easy for a tradition-defying activist and Palestinian…
“The fifty-day Israel-Gaza conflict that began in early July of 2014 left over 2,100 people dead. The overwhelming majority of the dead…
We study the impact of providing school and child test scores on subsequent test scores, prices, and enrollment in markets with multiple…
This last week’s deeply contrasting stories of two New Englanders caught in the Middle East’s maelstrom of violence — the savage murder of…
After piling up trillions of dollars of war debt during the last decade, America seemed to be on the brink of a new era -- ready to shut…
French Minister of War Andre Maginot became famous among military strategists for his fixation on a single route of attack that led to…