A discussion with Tom Burgis, Tom Firestone and Luke Harding. […]
THE CABLE PODCAST: Kleptocracy and its discontents
What a 40-year-old massacre says about El Salvador today
Legal and political tussles over an infamous 1981 atrocity may help determine the future of the country’s democracy. […]
The American Prospect: Jonathan Guyer on H.R. McMaster
President Trump’s former appointee has turned his time in the White House into profits. […]
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Yunnan case study
A USHCA-hosted discussion with Matthew Chitwood, Brian Linden and Daniel B. Wright. […]
What some countries expect of Biden
The incoming administration faces a multitude of pressing issues around the world. Here’s what ICWA fellows say from India to El Salvador. […]
Foreign Affairs: Matt Chitwood on ending poverty in China
Beijing says it will wipe out poverty by the end of this year, but only when poverty is defined as extreme and rural. […]
Foreign Affairs: Cheng Li on China’s hopes for a thaw
China feels cautiously optimistic President-elect Joe Biden can lower—or at least pause—fast-escalating tensions between the countries. […]
FROM THE FIELD: In El Salvador, the military is still hiding its crimes
A report from Elizabeth Hawkins. […]
LRB: Pooja Bhatia on Black liberation
Three books examine the enormous impact of the Haitian Revolution. […]
Newslines: Neri Zilber on Mahmoud Abbas’s possible successor
Former top official Mohammed Dahlan’s name is being floated as more flexible replacement for President Mahmoud Abbas. […]