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South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In speaks during a press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jung Yeon-Je/Pool - RTS15XYM

Order from Chaos

Experts discuss the South Korean election result

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Construction continues on a new road being built, which will join the industrial area of Pinetown to the north of Durban and the city's airport, February 11, 2013. Although President Jacob Zuma announced last year that South Africa would spend $95 billion on roads, ports and railways before 2015, the country faces a myriad of problems in trying to roll out the infrastructure plan - from bad planning and skills shortages to contract problems and corruption. Picture taken February 11, 2013. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) - RTR3DO9H

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Infrastructure quality in Africa is stagnating

Christina Golubski

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

A teacher and her students dance in Villa Maria del Triunfo, a shanty town on the outskirts of Lima, Peru May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo - RTS15W0Z

Future Development

Making everyone count: A clock to track world poverty in real time

Homi Kharas and Wolfgang Fengler

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: For-profit colleges, executives’ compensation, and more

Anna Malinovskaya and Louise Sheiner

Thursday, May 11, 2017

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

Markaz

Is Iran pursuing its own version of Sykes-Picot in the Middle East?

Itamar Rabinovich

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Tea garden workers carry sacks filled with tea leaves at Durgabari Tea Estate on the outskirts of Agartala, India May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey - RTS153F8

Future Development

Randomized control trials for development? Three problems

Thursday, May 11, 2017

A group of college graduates standing in cap and gown and holding their diplomas

Up Front

Where will your degree take you? Career paths after college

Anna Rotrosen, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Ryan Nunn, and Greg Nantz

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Students sit in the library of the university KU Leuven in Leuven

Brown Center Chalkboard

Education programs and (un)selective colleges

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Employees sort packages at the Amazon distribution center warehouse in Saran, near Orleans, France, November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer - RTSST5B

TechTank

Technology adoption powers shift in retail landscape

Jack Karsten and Darrell M. West

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Sheikh Chemseddine Bouroubi (L), a well-known imam who follows a traditional Algerian school of Islam, reads a religious book at a Salafist stand during the 15th International Book Fair (SILA) in Algiers October 29, 2010. Algeria is cracking down on imports of books preaching the ultra-conservative Salafist branch of Islam, officials and industry insiders say, in a step aimed at reining in the ideology's growing influence. Salafism is a school of Islam that has its roots in Saudi Arabia and emphasises religious purity. Its followers reject the trappings of modern life, including music, Western styles of dress and taking part in politics. Picture taken October 29, 2010. To match Feature ALGERIA-RELIGION/BOOKS REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY RELIGION) - RTXV0GL

Markaz

Trump should push the Saudis to scale back proselytizing—they may be more responsive than you think

William McCants

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump walks from Marine One as he returns from a day trip to Atlanta on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RTS14EJJ

Markaz

Under Trump, U.S. policy on Iran is moving from accommodation to confrontation

Suzanne Maloney

Thursday, May 11, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference after the Schleswig-Holstein regional state elections, in Berlin, Germany, May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - RTS15NRQ

Order from Chaos

The comeback of Angela Merkel

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Friday, May 12, 2017

An aide opens the doors as members of the House Freedom Caucus meet on Capitol Hill after their meeting over healthcare legislation with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX32FTU

FixGov

Few women hold key positions in the Trump administration

Friday, May 12, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a campaign stop in Louisville, Kentucky, March 20, 2017. REUTERS/John Sommers II - RTX31X1S

TechTank

The tide turns toward an online and social media future for political advertising

Stuart N. Brotman

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Unidentified government officials stand on used vegetable oil tins donated by the U.S. at a food distribution point near Jijiga, eastern Ethiopia December 1, 2009. Aid workers in Ethiopia will investigate how foreign humanitarian relief supplies are delivered after opposition political parties alleged that their members were being denied food ahead of elections in May. Picture taken December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Barry Malone (ETHIOPIA - Tags: POLITICS FOOD CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTXS2K0

Future Development

Future Development Reads: Inequality, universal basic income, and subsidy reform in MENA

Shanta Devarajan

Friday, May 12, 2017