Shifting Democracies

Hundreds of Nepali Men Are Missing in Ukraine. Their Families Want Answers.

Cross-Border Collaboration

Hundreds of Nepali Men Are Missing in Ukraine. Their Families Want Answers.

TikTok videos and promises of big paydays have lured Nepali men to Ukraine's front lines — but many haven't come home. Now, their families are crossing continents to learn their fates.

Election Integrity

Indian Political Candidates Pledge Money to Women Voters

Indian Political Candidates Pledge Money to Women Voters

Across India, politicians promise that, if they win their elections, women under a certain income threshold in their states will get cash payouts, indefinitely.

Can India’s State Governments Afford Promised Cash Payouts?

Women Get Money for Voting. But Are Their Voices Really Heard?

USAID Fallout

Fear and Uncertainty as Europe Plans to Outsource Refugees

Fear and Uncertainty as Europe Plans to Outsource Refugees

Proposals to send migrants to Uganda raise concerns about safety, legality and the true cost of outsourcing asylum.

Tuberculosis Care in Bangladesh Falters as US Pulls Aid

Loss of US Aid Highlights Africa’s Slow Progress on Medical Research Goals

Deported From the US, Former Bhutanese Refugees Face Uncertain Future in Nepal

Cross-Border Collaboration

Deported From the US, Former Bhutanese Refugees Face Uncertain Future in Nepal

US law may permit deportation after certain crimes — but what happens when no nation will take them?

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Indian Political Candidates Pledge Money to Women Voters

Across India, politicians promise that, if they win their elections, women under a certain income threshold in their states will get cash payouts, indefinitely.

Indian Political Candidates Pledge Money to Women Voters

Can India’s State Governments Afford Promised Cash Payouts?

Politicians throughout India give cash, indefinitely, to women who vote for them, but it's not clear whether their state budgets can keep it up.

Can India’s State Governments Afford Promised Cash Payouts?

Women Get Money for Voting. But Are Their Voices Really Heard?

Some women say cash transfer schemes are paternalistic. Others say they're the only way to get the money they need.

Women Get Money for Voting. But Are Their Voices Really Heard?

Nigerian Women Fight for Representation in Government

Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and a beacon of democracy. So why does it lag its neighbors with so few women in positions of power?

Nigerian Women Fight for Representation in Government