Economics The Economics of War and Peace A new report from the World Bank highlights the devastating economic consequences of civil war. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief How France—and Weak Sentencing Guidelines—Let the Charlie Hebdo Killers Go Free "Terrorists are treated like common criminals when it comes to sentencing, even if they are repeat offenders." Sebastian Rotella
Social Justice An ‘Aspirin’ That Could Relieve the Pain of Child Marriage Whether the story making the rounds that an eight-year-old bride died after her new husband had sex with her is true, there's still a huge global problem of forced child marriages. Michael Todd
News in Brief Does the U.S. Pay Families When Drones Kill Innocent Yemenis? We requested information on how the U.S. handles condolence payments for civilian drone strike deaths in Yemen. But the military won’t reveal a thing. Cora Currier
News in Brief Congress Deliberated Something Yesterday? The Senate debates the use of unmanned drone strikes. Marc Herman