Kristin Diwan and Elisabeth Kendall on the recent serious flare up of the Israeli Palestinian conflict.

Bethany Albertson and Seth Masket on the news around Elizabeth Cheney and the Republican party

Michael Kugelman and Jonathan Schroden on the Afghanistan US Democratic Peace and Prosperity Council - which has just come out with a series of recommendations on Afghanistan that were prepared for Congress

Elana DeLozier and Kristian Ulrichsen on Saudi's foreign policy recently and specifically how it's changed towards Iran

Lee Drutman and Jennifer Victor on Liz Cheney and the interesting position she finds herself in in current american politics.

Amy Erica Smith and Shana Gadarian on clergy influence and the ability of clergy to take stances on issues such as vaccines and environmental protection.

Eric Farnsworth and Ryan Berg on El Salvador. There's been a lot of interesting stuff going on in that small central American country

Ramy Yaacoub and Kareem Chehayeb on the 27th World Press Freedom Day - themed information as a public good

Kharis Templeman and Russell Hsiao on The economist naming Taiwan as the most dangerous place in the world

Elisa Catalano Ewers and Hannah Kaviani on the leaked tape of Iranian foreign minister Zarif. What it means in terms of the discourse inside of Iran, what it means for negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal and other aspects