U.S. democracy is under attack. Here are some lessons for democracy’s defenders. Jennifer McCoy, Rachel Beatty Riedl, Kenneth Roberts, and Murat Somer - March 31, 2025 A global study of democratic backsliding and resilience offers ways to resist authoritarian attacks.
What Indians think about China, and the border clashes Paul Staniland and Aidan Milliff - December 22, 2022 How will the Modi government respond? Public opinion may hamper the government’s moves to play down the tensions after the latest skirmish.
When Africans speak out, are their governments listening? Joseph Asunka, E. Gyimah-Boadi, and Carolyn Logan - December 2, 2021 The seventh in Afrobarometer’s special democracy summit series on Africa
China’s nuclear arsenal is growing. What does that mean for U.S.-China relations? M. Taylor Fravel and Fiona S. Cunningham - November 10, 2021 The new Pentagon report reveals China’s worries about U.S. missile defenses.
Pro-government groups helped quash Nigeria’s protests last year. Who’s really behind these groups? Matthew Page - October 7, 2021 Since 2015, the groups have staged hundreds of news conferences to praise government officials
Africa’s informal markets have far more structure and self-governance than you’d think, book shows Zainab Usman - August 5, 2021 Policymakers and scholars may be missing important clues on how this sector operates
Don’t panic about China’s new nuclear capabilities James M. Acton - June 30, 2021 The U.S. government probably isn’t panicking, either.
Two of China’s Belt and Road projects reveal a flaw in the G-7′s new global financing plan Alvin Camba - June 28, 2021 For some countries, megaprojects have political and infrastructure goals
The G-7 wants to mobilize new global financing as an alternative to China’s multilateral push Jonathan Kay, Christopher Kilby, and Ayse Kaya - June 15, 2021 Our research examines loans from the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Discrimination against Indian Americans happens more than you might think Sumitra Badrinathan, Milan Vaishnav, Jonathan Kay, and Devesh Kapur - June 9, 2021 A new survey reveals 1 in 2 Indian Americans experienced recent discrimination, often on the basis of skin color