State-led reforms will not be enough to alleviate public discontent in the region
detailsIt is easy to say that people need to keep learning throughout their careers. The practicalities are daunting
detailsWe have been trying to fit the round pegs of twenty-first-century global power into the square holes of post-World War II institutions
detailsIt’s facile to blame the politics of post-truth practiced by populists. Lies and exaggerations would not work if current democratic practice were without problems
detailsErdogan has dismantled Ataturk’s secularism in just over a decade and has done so with little mercy for his opponents
detailsOnce the Islamic State is defeated, Iraq will have to mend a divided society
detailsClimate change will be one of many factors fueling future migration waves
detailsThe earliest research on speech and language centers of the brain dates back to the early nineteenth century
detailsThe military launched an offensive against the minority group in October
detailsAlthough most everyone in the region badly wants to turn the page on present-day failures, uncertainties about the next administration abound
detailsShould the next administration seek to maintain an ongoing U.S. military presence in post-caliphate Iraq?
detailsEven asylum is inadequate to enable refugees to rebuild their lives
detailsInequality remains poorly defined, its effects highly variable, and its causes hotly debated
detailsEven if Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s caliphate ends, he has already laid the groundwork for its successors
detailsGermany can either save Europe or refugees not both. To stem the rise of the far-right, the chancellor will be forced to make gut-wrenching decisions
detailsKris Kobach has recently suggested a national registry for immigrants and visitors from Muslim countries
detailsTrump is a businessman, not a statesman, he thinks in terms of immediate profits and losses
detailsMoscow helped ensure that the only candidate who will be friendly to Russia has gained office
detailsIs it possible we were wrong about Trump’s governing prospects?
detailsAs Iraqi forces bear down on Mosul, the jihadi group is setting oil wells ablaze, using civilians as human shields, and executing those who try to flee
detailsWhen the bloody conflict finally ends in Syria, there will be no victory parades, no moment of national catharsis
detailsPolitical leaders often speak of growth patterns that unfairly distribute the benefits of growth; but then they do relatively little about it when they are in power
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