People tend to explain electoral trends on the basis of single factors, especially individual leading personalities. In India since 2014, this means the personality of incumbent Prime Minister ...

Iran’s retaliation for Israel’s murderous attack on its consulate in Damascus two weeks ago took the form of a swarm of more than 300 drones and missiles fired at Israel. Reports indicate that ...

Recently, my partner and I had brunch with some old comrades, folks I first met in the 1996 fight to stop the state of California from outlawing affirmative action. Sadly, we lost that one and, almost ...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced universities to drop standardized testing requirements for admissions. This was a step forward for equality, as the tests discriminated unfaitly against lower-income, ...

Josep Colomer is a researcher and a former professor of political science at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. In his latest book, Constitutional Polarization: A Critical Review of the U.S.

Engaging citizens in the democratic process is crucial for promoting transparency, accountability and representation. This is as true for provinces and municipalities as it is for nations. In recent ...

The news is that according to space agency data, the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has slowed sharply, falling nearly 50% in 2023 compared to the previous year, is certainly ...

Ever since US President Harry Truman made the decision to recognize the State of Israel in 1948, the two countries have had what both have called a “special relationship.” It’s important to note that ...

In the midst of Israel’s ongoing devastation of Gaza, one major piece of Middle Eastern news has yet to hit the headlines. In a face-off that, in a sense, has lasted since the pro-American Shah of ...

The international media have touted the opposition success in Turkey’s recent local elections as earth-shattering and even historic. This is overblown. In reality, incumbent mayors held onto their ...