Will Venezuela’s military back — or abandon — Maduro? Here are the 4 things it will consider.
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Daenerys Targaryen, here’s some advice from political science as you pursue the Iron Throne
So you might have heard that “Game of Thrones” returns for
How the world is proving Martin Luther King right about nonviolence
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Why are Salafi Islamists contesting Egypt’s election?
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The political scientist George Downs has died
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Failing to forecast the Israeli-Palestinian crisis
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What really made the Arab uprisings contagious?
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One Irony of Nate Silver’s Leaving the New York Times
Nate Silver's imminent departure from the New York Times to
Whither Nation Building? Lessons for Iraq, Syria, and Mali
The following guest post is provided by George Washington University
Why the Stevens Op-Ed is Wrong
A rather lengthier response to "Jacqueline Stevens' op-ed":http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/opinion/sunday/political-scientists-are-lousy-forecasters.html. Speaking to
Kim Jong Il and Vaclav Havel: How Much do Individuals Matter in Politics?
As the world digests the deaths of Vaclav Havel and
Dictator’s Handbook V: Why Big Corporations are Like Rigged Election Autocracies
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith are professors of
The Dictator’s Handbook IV: Rule Now, Someone Else Pays Later
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith are professors of
The Dictator’s Handbook III: The United States, Egypt, and Democracy
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith are professors of
Disagreement
I disagree with the claims made by Bruce Bueno de
The Dictator’s Handbook II: Understanding the Washington Jobs Debate
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith are professors of
The Dictator’s Handbook I: Gaddafi’s Failing? Too Kind
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and "Alastair Smith":http://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Politics/dp/161039044X are professors of
The Dictator’s Handbook: Guest Posts
My colleagues "Bruce Bueno De Mesquita":http://politics.as.nyu.edu/object/brucebuenodemesquita and "Alastair Smith":http://politics.as.nyu.edu/object/AlastairSmith have
Potpourri
* "Bruce Bueno do Mesquita":http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-september-28-2009/bruce-bueno-de-mesquita and "Alastair Smith":http://politics.as.nyu.edu/object/AlastairSmith (who will
Potpourri (Political Scientists Making News Edition)
Harvey Mansfield in the Wall Street Journal on undergraduates' choice
Collaborating and Defecting
“Collaborator” is a loaded term. It’s used by insurgents to
Late Night Political Scientists
James Fowler is scheduled to appear on the Colbert Report