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Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

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Mass arrests have reduced crime in the short-term—but at a significant cost to human rights.

Around the world, cities continue to protect the basic human rights of vulnerable populations in the face of fierce opposition from national governments.

Data suggest that Americans accept some foreign civilian casualties as a necessary cost to counterterrorism, but Republicans and Democrats differ on willingness to use lethal force.

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A European-led international mission and the Gulf Cooperation Council are trying to determine who will guarantee openness and stability in the strait once the Iran war ends—and how.

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