Lex Rieffel

A Myanmar border guard police officer stands guard in front of the remains of a house burned down in a clash between suspected militants and security forces in Tin May village, Buthidaung township, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar July 14, 2017. Picture taken July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Lewis - RC17166738A0

Peace and war in Myanmar

Friday, December 6, 2019

Indonesia's presidential candidate Joko Widodo (L) shakes hands with his opponent Prabowo Subianto after the second debate between presidential candidates ahead of the next general election in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 17, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan - RC1B58C98B50

Indonesia’s imminent presidential election

Lex Rieffel and Alexander R. Arifianto

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres attends the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Marrakesh, Morocco December 10, 2018. REUTERS/Abderrahmane Mokhtari - RC1C5F88B000

The Global Compact on Migration: Dead on arrival?

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

People walk past a large globe featuring an interactive display in central Copenhagen December 8, 2009. Copenhagen is the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, which lasts from December 7 until December 18. REUTERS/Bob Strong (DENMARK ENVIRONMENT POLITICS SOCIETY) - GM1E5C904WT01

Institutions are under existential threat, globally

Thursday, June 28, 2018

People are processed during a summer city employment event in New York June 4, 2012. Those in attendance were a part of the 30,000 14-24-year-olds hired through a lottery system for summer jobs in New York City. About 120,000 applied for the spots. Picture taken June 4, 2012. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1E8660A4W02

Urban youth unemployment: A looming crisis?

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Rohingya refugees walk towards a refugee camp after crossing the border in Anjuman Para near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain - RC15A87DD790

On the ground in Myanmar: The Rohingya crisis and a clash of values

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

A Rohingya woman looks on after being restricted by the members of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to enter into Bangladesh side, in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1C118EA400

No simple solution to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, U.S., after a day trip to Lynchburg, Virginia, May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTX35ON0

Innocents abroad? Trump’s first foreign trip

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Rohingya Muslim children attend religious school at a refugee camp outside Sittwe, Myanmar May 21, 2015. Picture taken May 21, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun - RTX1E0IX

Peace in Myanmar depends on settling centuries-old ethnic conflicts

Monday, March 20, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks as PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel (C) and Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook look on during a meeting with technology leaders at Trump Tower in New York U.S., December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RTX2V25H

Trump’s cabinet, agency picks and the art of policymaking

Friday, December 16, 2016