Nepal’s 2015 Constitution took two elections and more than a decade to write. Even then, it did not address a groundswell of identity consciousness and demands for autonomy. Some of these were ...

The sharp divisions among major domestic political actors and increasing regional interests have made the settlement of a federal agenda more complicated in Nepal, as the deadline for adopting a ...

Nepal, March 18 -- Nepal stands at an important political moment. With the possibility that Balendra Shah may assume the ...

In overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court has given Americans yet another jarring reminder that these United States are deeply divided. Though Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health was not decided on ...

As militias tighten their grip and minority communities demand autonomy, federalism emerges not as a theory but as Syria’s last realistic chance to survive. The fragile illusion of unity in Syria is ...

Part II of The Collective-Action Constitution develops a collective-action theory of the Constitution's federal structure and identifies limits of this theory. Chapter Three examines the states' ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has dismissed the belief in many quarters that federal structure is responsible for Nigeria’s fiscal woes. “There is no doubt that the Nigerian challenge, when carefully ...

NEW DELHI: India’s federal structure rests on a calibrated balance between a strong Union and fiscally and politically empowered states. Although states shoulder wide responsibilities in health, ...

The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has expressed concerns over Nigeria’s current fiscal federalism structure, cautioning that the system may be unsustainable in its present form. Speaking at ...