Last week, the International Criminal Court convicted a war criminal. And that revealed one of the ICC’s weaknesses.; Will anxiety about terrorism affect the 2016 election? Clinton has the advantage for now.; Thousands died when the U.N. brought cholera to Haiti. Here’s why it’s getting off scot-free.; Happy Easter from the Monkey Cage!; This is the 100th anniversary of Ireland’s Easter Rising. What was the Easter Rising?; Will Donald Trump really build that wall? Here’s a new research tool for finding out which promises presidents keep.; Yes, you can trust international surveys. Mostly.; How the release of wiretapped conversations in Brazil threatens its democracy; The Durutti Column, ‘For Belgian Friends': The Week In One Song;
 
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Why it’s wrong to say that the Arab uprisings failed
Five years after the Arab uprising, it is no longer enough to score the cases as successes or failures.
Last week, the International Criminal Court convicted a war criminal. And that revealed one of the ICC’s weaknesses.
Governments help the ICC bring cases when it's in their interest. That looks like bias.
 
Will anxiety about terrorism affect the 2016 election? Clinton has the advantage for now.
On terrorism, Clinton is trusted more than Trump.
 
Thousands died when the U.N. brought cholera to Haiti. Here’s why it’s getting off scot-free.
U.N. peacekeepers brought cholera to Haiti. The U.N. refuses to compensate the victims and no one can force it to.
 
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Happy Easter from the Monkey Cage!
Here's a great peeps diorama.
 
This is the 100th anniversary of Ireland’s Easter Rising. What was the Easter Rising?
Here's how the Easter Rising, which happened 100 years ago, paved the road to Irish independence.
 
Will Donald Trump really build that wall? Here’s a new research tool for finding out which promises presidents keep.
So let's look at the data on immigration.
 
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Yes, you can trust international surveys. Mostly.
It's complicated. But using this tool will help catch double-entered or falsified data.
 
How the release of wiretapped conversations in Brazil threatens its democracy
The release of phone conversations involving Lula and President Rousseff escalated Brazil’s political crisis, and also raises a question about judicial overreach.
 
The Durutti Column, ‘For Belgian Friends': The Week In One Song
Another wave of terror.
 
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