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Democracy Is Not Dying

Although the state of democracy around the world is indeed very troubled, it is not uniformly dire, especially outside the West.

Thomas Carothers and Richard Youngs

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Brexit Nov 16, 2018 Snapshot

Brexit and Broken Promises

The United Kingdom embraced a political fantasy in June 2016, when a slight majority of Brexit referendum participants voted for the country to leave the European Union

Peter Hall

British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a news conference at Downing Street in London, November 2018.

Politics & Society Nov 14, 2018 Snapshot

Spain Digs Up Its Past

The Spanish government's plans to exhume the country's former dictator Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen has caused a fierce debate over the dictator's...

Sebastiaan Faber

Politics & Society Oct 28, 2018 Snapshot

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Trumpism Comes to Brazil

Jair Bolsonaro has accomplished the once unthinkable: he has won the presidency of Latin America’s largest country, which accounts for approximately 40 percent of the...

Roberto Simon and Brian Winter

Jair Bolsonaro waves to supporters after casting his ballot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 28, 2018

Politics & Society Oct 19, 2018 Response

Naming and Shaming in the Balkans

Modern-day nationalist aspirations in Macedonia and the Macedonian language reach far back in history. The Prespa agreement between Greece and Macedonia may be ailing...

Victor A. Friedman

Politics & Society Oct 15, 2018 Snapshot

The Twilight of German Conservatism

Much ink has been spilled on the collapse of European social democracy. Much less talked about, but just as brutal, has been the decline of German conservatism.

Georg Diez

Politics & Society Oct 12, 2018 Response

The Problem With “North Macedonia”

A name change alone won't solve the two countries' problems.

Ioannis Kotoulas

Politics & Society Oct 11, 2018 Snapshot

The Catholic Church’s Biggest Crisis Since the Reformation

A new wave of clerical sexual abuse revelations has worsened an already bitter divide between Catholic traditionalists and progressives.

Massimo Faggioli

Pope Francis sits during his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, October 2017.

Politics & Society November/December 2018 Essay

Old Money, New Order

Philanthropic foundations need to contribute to the construction of a new, improved order, one that is more just and sustainable than its predecessor.

Darren Walker

A mother and daughter at a Head Start program in Boston, MA, March 2013.

Politics & Society Oct 10, 2018 Snapshot

Why Borders Are Not the Problem—or the Solution—for Serbia and Kosovo

There are almost certainly other solutions to the dispute between Serbia and Kosovo that do not involve redrawing borders.

Eric Gordy

People protest against Kosovo President Hashim Thaci's border change proposal deal with Serbia in Pristina, Kosovo, September 2018.

Politics & Society Oct 3, 2018 Snapshot

Learning to Love Kim's Bomb

North Korea's nuclear arsenal may be more opportunity than threat.

Joshua Shifrinson

Politics & Society Oct 2, 2018 Snapshot

How Russia and China Undermine Democracy

Both Russia and China view weakening Western democracy as a means of enhancing their own standing.

Andrea Kendall-Taylor and David Shullman

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping watch a performance at the

Law & Institutions Oct 1, 2018 Snapshot

The Name’s Macedonia. North Macedonia.

Macedonia's potential name-change could end a decades-long dispute over lanugage, national identity, and history between the country and its southern neighbor Greece.

Victor A. Friedman

Economics Sep 13, 2018 Snapshot

The Financial Crisis Is Still Empowering Far-Right Populists

Financial crises empower right-wing populists. The crash of 2008 was worse than usual.

Manuel Funke, Moritz Schularick, and Christoph Trebesch

Trump at a rally in Evansville, Indiana, August 2018.

Politics & Society Sep 11, 2018 Snapshot

Has Austria Found the Answer to Right-Wing Populism?

Austria's example shows that any check on populist parties for the time being needs to come from the center-right.

Franz-Stefan Gady

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache address the media after a cabinet meeting in Vienna, April 2018.

The Science of CRISPR

The Gene-Editing Revolution

Explore the Anthology

Law & Institutions Aug 29, 2018 Snapshot

South Africa’s Misrepresented Land Debate

The “land question” in South Africa is a powerful symbol of the failures of post-apartheid democracy to adequately address the structural roots of poverty and...

Ben Cousins

A man uses plastic to mark vacant land in Olievenhoutbosch near Centurion, South Africa, March 2018.

Politics & Society Aug 28, 2018 Snapshot

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Recuperemos a Venezuela con los votos, no con la violencia

Una mejor estrategia para enfrentarse a Maduro

Francisco Rodríguez

A woman cries during a rally where opposition supporters pay tribute to victims of violence in protests against Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, July 2017.

Politics & Society Aug 22, 2018 Snapshot

Take Back Venezuela With Votes, Not Violence

Venezuela’s democratic opposition should resist Maduro by exploiting his greatest weakness: his lack of popular support.

Francisco Rodríguez

Politics & Society Aug 16, 2018 Snapshot

How Democracies Can Fight Authoritarian Sharp Power

Policymakers within democracies need to grapple with the challenge of repelling outside influence while upholding essential democratic values.

Christopher Walker, Shanthi Kalathil, and Jessica Ludwig

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, September 2017.

Politics & Society September/October 2018 Essay

China’s Future Is South Korea’s Present

To predict China's path, observers should look to the example of South Korea under Park Chung-hee. Ultimately, sustaining economic growth will push Xi Jinping and the...

Hahm Chaibong

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