Xi Jinping’s power grab reflects one of his leadership’s greatest paradoxes. […]
Brookings: Cheng Li on China’s constitutional conundrum
In China’s countryside, Xi’s continued leadership warmly welcomed
In Yunnan province, villagers react to the plan to abolish presidential term limits. […]
Humans of Nigeria:
Women’s lives in Africa’s largest economy
Trials, triumphs and patriarchal resistance. […]
The Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on Israeli-Palestinian cooperation
Coordination has grown since the White House’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. […]
The Daily Beast: Neri Zilber compares Netanyahu and Trump
The Israeli president is copying his US counterpart’s playbook to salvage his political career. […]
The Guardian: Hannah Rae Armstrong on sheep fighting in Algeria
It’s a means of subverting the surveillance state. […]
How a TV contest became the latest front in the battle of French identity politics
A Muslim woman’s appearance on ‘The Voice’ prompts an alignment of Left and Right. […]
The New Yorker: Nicholas Schmidle on Pakistan and the CIA
The CIA’s relationship with Pakistan is defined by frustration. […]
WAMU: Tyrone Turner braves the cold
Maryland students plunge into the frigid Chesapeake Bay waters for a Special Olympics fundraiser. […]
The New Yorker: Nicholas Schmidle on the war on terror
The Pentagon is setting its sights on Russia. […]