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December 19, 2013

Thailand
Thailand’s Political Crisis—Not so Unique

As Thailand heads into the new year, which will mark four months of political crisis, one of the most persistent—and dangerous—concepts in Thai politics remains this idea that Thailand is somehow uni…

An anti-government protester holds a placard as she gathers with others during a rally at a major business district in Bangkok on December 19, 2013. (Athit Perawongmetha/Courtesy Reuters)

March 12, 2012

United States
U.S. Targeted Killings: Official Confusion

Last Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder gave a policy speech at Northwestern University Law School, reportedly intended to “reveal publicly the legal reasoning behind [the Obama administration’s] d…

Director Mueller

February 21, 2023

Colombia
Colombia Tries a Transformative Left Turn

Current History, Volume 122, Issue 841: 69-74

Colombia's President and Vice President

February 29, 2024

Immigration and Migration
Responding to Immigration Influx in the United States

Theresa Cardinal Brown, senior advisor of immigration and border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses prospects for reforms to U.S. immigration policy and how state and local officials c…

Play U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents work at a processing facility in Brownsville, TX.

June 21, 2023

Infrastructure
How U.S. Aviation Infrastructure Works

Civil aviation plays a crucial role in the U.S. transportation network and economy. Ongoing turbulence from the COVID-19 pandemic, underinvestment in infrastructure, and climate change are clouding i…

Passengers look through airport windows at the tarmac.

March 22, 2021

El Salvador
Why Central American Migrants Are Arriving at the U.S. Border

Thousands of people are arriving at the U.S. southern border after fleeing the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. President Biden is reviving efforts to tackle the p…