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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his cabinet in Athens, July 2019

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Greece’s New Groove

Greece's new leadership is poised to turn the page on a decade that most Greeks would prefer to forget.

Artemis Seaford and Benjamin Haddad

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Campaigns & Elections Jul 15, 2019 Snapshot

Greece’s New Groove

Greece's new leadership is poised to turn the page on a decade that most Greeks would prefer to forget.

Artemis Seaford and Benjamin Haddad

Campaigns & Elections Jun 21, 2019 Snapshot

What Istanbul’s New Mayoral Elections Mean for Turkey’s Future

On June 23, Istanbul will hold new mayoral elections after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) overturned the results of the original election it lost.

Nate Schenkkan

Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu wave flags during an election rally in Istanbul, June 2019

Campaigns & Elections Jun 12, 2019 Snapshot

The End of the Spanish Exception?

In Spain, the rise of the far right is the symptom of a collapsing center-right, not the cause.

Sam Edwards

PP leader Pablo Casado at a news conference in Madrid, April 2019

EU Jun 3, 2019 Snapshot

What’s Left of the Left?

The optimistic illusions of the left have been replaced by the dark imaginings of the nationalist right.

Mitchell Abidor

Socialist Party/Place Publique candidate Raphaël Glucksmann at a rally in Lyon, May 2019

Campaigns & Elections May 24, 2019 Snapshot

France Faces Its Extremes

In François-Xavier Bellamy and Raphaël Glucksmann, France's embattled traditional parties have decided to place the fate of their parties in the hands of intellectuals...

Robert Zaretsky

Bellamy at a rally in Villeurbanne near Lyon, France, May 2019

Campaigns & Elections Apr 26, 2019 Snapshot

Will the Center Prevail in the Spanish Elections?

The Coalition That Could Keep Radicalism at Bay

Omar G. Encarnación

Spanish Prime Minister Pédro Sánchez of Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Albert Rivera of Ciudadanos are pictured before a televised debate in Sebastian de los Reyes outside Madrid, April 2019

Campaigns & Elections Apr 24, 2019 Snapshot

Why a Comedian Won Ukraine’s Presidency in a Landslide

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian outsider whose campaign served as an echo chamber for public discontent in Europe’s most consistently corrupt nation has won a...

Peter Dickinson

Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacts following the announcement of the first exit poll at his campaign headquarters in Kiev, April 2019

Campaigns & Elections Apr 22, 2019 Snapshot

What Jokowi’s Reelection Means for Indonesia

President Joko Widodo, known by the nickname Jokowi, has won reelection to a second five-year term as Indonesia's president.

Jonah Blank

Indonesian incumbent presidential candidate Joko Widodo gestures as he greets his supporters during a campaign rally at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta, April 2019

Economic Development Apr 11, 2019 Snapshot

The Modi Mirage

In 2014, voting for Narendra Modi in the Indian elections was a calculated risk in the interest of sound economic policy. Five years on, I am disillusioned.

Gurcharan Das

BJP supporters wearing cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party president Amit Shah at a campaign event in Ahmedabad, April 2019

Campaigns & Elections Apr 2, 2019 Snapshot

Will a Comic Actor Become Ukraine’s Next President?

Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an inexperienced 41-year-old comic television actor, came out on top in the first round of elections, with even...

Melinda Haring

Ukrainian comic actor and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a speech following the announcement of the first exit poll in a presidential election at his campaign headquarters in Kiev, March 2019

Campaigns & Elections Mar 18, 2019 Snapshot

Is the Risk of Ethnic Conflict Growing in Ukraine?

Several new Ukrainian government policies could lead cultural identities to be redefined in a way that divides citizens where formerly no division existed.

Elise Giuliano

People attend an election rally of Ukrainian President and Presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, March 2019

Economic Development Feb 13, 2019 Snapshot

Imran Khan’s Failing Revolution

Beyond an unexpected crackdown on fundamentalists, Khan has yet to deliver on any of his ambitious campaign promises. And his alliance with the military may cause him...

Madiha Afzal

Imran Khan with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 2018.

Civil Society March/April 2019 Essay

No Country for Strongmen

After four years under BJP Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is not about to descend into "Hindutva" ethnonationalism, sectarian violence, or strongman rule....

Ruchir Sharma

Campaigns & Elections Jan 18, 2019 Snapshot

Congo Kicks the Can Down the Road

By demonstrating to Congolese that true reform is unlikely to happen through the ballot box, the recent election has sown the seeds for deepening disorder and...

Tatiana Carayannis and Herbert Weiss

Supporters of Felix Tshisekedi react at party headquarters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 10, 2019

Campaigns & Elections Nov 21, 2018 Snapshot

The Country You Save May Be Your Own

The problem of democracy in the United States, Iran teaches us, is neither the forgotten voter nor the handwringing swingvoter; it is the nonvoter, the nearly 103...

Shervin Malekzadeh

Campaigns & Elections Nov 6, 2018 Snapshot

After Democracy

Illiberal democracy and electoral authoritarianism can both be seen in practice around the world today. And as U.S. voters head to the polls to vote in the midterms,...

Dan Slater

Corruption Oct 1, 2018 Snapshot

The Decline and Fall of Brazil’s Political Establishment

After watching politicians of nearly every mainstream party be caught in corruption scandals, Brazilian voters are willing to rebel against a dysfunctional system.

Eduardo Mello

Protesters denouncing corrupttion march in front of the National Congress Palace in Brasília, March 2016.

Campaigns & Elections Sep 10, 2018 Snapshot

Swedish Unexceptionalism

Although the Sweden Democrats failed in their immediate aims, their strong performance over a second consecutive election confirmed them as a major player in Swedish...

Ivar Ekman

Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Akesson on election night in Stockholm, September 2018.

Civil & Military Relations Jul 27, 2018 Snapshot

Pakistan's Sham Election

This election, like virtually every previous election in Pakistan, will have few consequences for Pakistan’s behavior at home or abroad.

C. Christine Fair

Imran Khan at a press conference in Islamabad, July 2018.

Campaigns & Elections Jul 25, 2018 Snapshot

Zimbabwe's Upcoming Election Is a Political Charade

The Zimbabwean presidential election appears to be less an effort at restoring the voice of the country’s long-suffering citizenry than a charade aimed at the...

Michelle Gavin and Todd Moss

Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa gather at an election rally in Marondera, Zimbabwe, July 2018.

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Greece’s New Groove

What Istanbul’s New Mayoral Elections Mean for Turkey’s Future

The End of the Spanish Exception?

What’s Left of the Left?

France Faces Its Extremes

Will the Center Prevail in the Spanish Elections?

Why a Comedian Won Ukraine’s Presidency in a Landslide

What Jokowi’s Reelection Means for Indonesia

The Modi Mirage

Will a Comic Actor Become Ukraine’s Next President?

Is the Risk of Ethnic Conflict Growing in Ukraine?

Imran Khan’s Failing Revolution

No Country for Strongmen

Congo Kicks the Can Down the Road

The Country You Save May Be Your Own

After Democracy

The Decline and Fall of Brazil’s Political Establishment

Swedish Unexceptionalism

Pakistan's Sham Election

Zimbabwe's Upcoming Election Is a Political Charade

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