How popular is Putin, really?
The image of Putin’s popularity bolsters his actual popularity, our research finds. But staged perceptions of popularity can be fragile.
The U.N. passed a Russia-backed cybercrime resolution. That’s not good news for Internet freedom.
Mark Raymond and Justin Sherman - December 3, 2019
Moscow is becoming far more skilled in advancing its agenda at the United Nations.
How authoritarian regimes use migration to exert ‘soft power’ in foreign policy
Gerasimos Tsourapas - July 6, 2018
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How flawed constitutions undermine democracy
Victor Menaldo and Michael Albertus - February 26, 2018
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Why Trump administration officials try so hard to flatter him
Xavier Marquez - January 10, 2018
Flattery can work — and not just in authoritarian regimes.
This is why authoritarian leaders use the ‘Big Lie’
Xavier Marquez - January 26, 2017
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Peru rejected Keiko Fujimori, but most new democracies vote authoritarian parties back into office. Here’s why.
James Loxton - June 16, 2016
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Do Americans still believe in democracy?
Amy Erica Smith - April 9, 2016
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Trump’s voters aren’t authoritarians, new research says. So what are they?
Wendy Rahn and Eric Oliver - March 9, 2016
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Here’s why Trump’s supporters tolerate his ‘liberal’ economic positions
Howard Lavine, Christopher Federico, and Christopher D. Johnston - March 8, 2016
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