The Czech public voted out their prime minister. Actually getting rid of him may be harder. Marek Rybar and Kevin Deegan-Krause - October 12, 2021 The covid response — and a series of scandals — tipped the race against the billionaire populist
How do you persuade skeptics to get vaccinated? Trust matters more than information. Pauline Jones and Laura Rozek - June 10, 2021 That’s what we found by surveying more than 15 countries in five world regions
How history’s deadliest pandemic shaped politics in Central Europe for centuries — until now Jan P. Vogler and Daniel W. Gingerich - June 9, 2021 What lessons can we take from how the Black Death changed the world?
Europe’s communist regimes began to collapse 30 years ago, but still shape political views Joshua Tucker and Grigore Pop-Eleches - November 11, 2019 Visitors gather in front of illuminated stages in front of
Europe’s democracies are in trouble. To understand why, look to the past. Henry Farrell - June 7, 2019 Building stable democracies is a slow and painful process.
When left-leaning parties support austerity, their voters start to embrace the far right Maria Snegovaya - November 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80438" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Left- and right-wing sympathizers hold flags
Russia used to see itself as part of Europe. Here’s why that changed. Andrew Foxall - June 18, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74544" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a
Trump wants to cut immigration and foreign aid. Here’s how they’re connected. Sarah Bermeo and David Leblang - February 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69572" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A girl holds a white balloon
5 reasons that populist billionaire Andrej Babis is likely to win the Czech elections Vlastimil Havlik and Tim Haughton - October 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65080" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A poster depicting Andrej Babis hangs
Hungary and Slovakia challenged Europe’s refugee scheme. They just lost badly. Melissa Carlson, Laura Jakli, and Katerina Linos - September 8, 2017 On Wednesday morning, the European Court of Justice turned down
How the European Union built stronger economies and better governments (even if Britain wants to leave) Nauro Campos and Laszlo Bruszt - July 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43680" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this January 15, 1973 file
Do Americans care about the rest of the world? These two Google maps give you the answer. Kalev Leetaru - June 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42899" align="aligncenter" width="1902"] Map of how often Americans search
Lessons from 25 years of post-communism: the importance of reform, democracy, and geography Daniel Treisman - June 10, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11538" align="aligncenter" width="512" special=""] Berliners sing and dance on
What is lustration and is it a good idea for Ukraine to adopt it? Vincent Post and Maria Popova - April 9, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Communist lawmakers scuffle with right-wing
What World War I can tell us about international commerce and war today Yonatan Lupu and Erik Gartzke - April 1, 2014 [caption id="attachment_8823" align="aligncenter" width="800" special=""] Russian trenches in the forests
Direct democracy in Switzerland: Yes to the army, vaccinations, and petrol station shops Joshua Tucker - September 23, 2013 Germany wasn't the only country holding elections in Central Europe
When the Incumbent is the Target: Corruption Arrests in the Czech Republic Joshua Tucker - June 17, 2013 The following is a guest post from Vincent Post, a PhD
What to Watch in Libya in the Coming Months (and Years) Joshua Tucker - August 22, 2011 From the perspective of someone who knows little about Libya
Syria and (the lack of) the Soviet Union Joshua Tucker - May 10, 2011 With mounting evidence of the Syrian regime's willingness to resort
State of the World: Will 2011 be the next 1989? Joshua Tucker - January 26, 2011 I'm guessing that by now most readers of politics related
Germany: Europe’s Company Store Wade Jacoby - January 19, 2011 Two popular views of Germany have dominated the current debate
Central Europe: The Right Place to Be? Joshua Tucker - June 9, 2010 An interesting trend is developing across recent elections in post-communist
Why Obama’s Decision to Scrap the Proposed “Missile Shield” was a Correct but Difficult Choice Joshua Tucker - September 17, 2009 President Obama’s decision to scrap a controversial “missile shield” in