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Good to Know: Israeli politics

Brent E. Sasley - March 4, 2025
The right-wing bloc is the clear winner after decades of Israel’s political fragmentation.
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Good to Know: What is a ceasefire?

Page Fortna - January 17, 2025
And what are the prospects for the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas?
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Good to Know: Sovereign debt

Layna Mosley and B. Peter Rosendorff - January 10, 2025
Sovereign borrowing is central to what governments do – but increasingly costly, even for wealthy democracies.
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Good to Know: The public is a thermostat

Alexander Kustov - January 3, 2025
Why there is a never-ending cycle of governments doing something and the public wanting the opposite.
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Good to Know: How tariffs work

Alexandra Guisinger - December 20, 2024
The idea of tariffs as a tax revenue stream seems easy to understand. Their political consequences are less so.
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Good to Know: Can China reboot its economy?

Jeremy Wallace - November 12, 2024
Xi Jinping’s latest stimulus move kicks the can down the road.
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Good to Know: What is polarization?

Laura C. Bucci - October 8, 2024
And how did America get so polarized?
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Good to Know: Preemptive strikes

Stacie Goddard - September 25, 2024
Israel has gone on the offensive, targeting Hezbollah.
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Good to Know: Issue importance in politics

Alexander Kustov and James Dennison - August 26, 2024
Here's how voters’ priorities matter.