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The high stakes in Moldova’s 2024 election Isabelle DeSisto and Grigore Pop-Eleches - October 30, 2024 Will Russian interference throw this critical election?
China’s top leadership excludes women for the first time in two decades Shan-Jan Liu - November 10, 2022 Is Xi Jinping’s new all-male Politburo backing away from the communist party’s commitment to advancing women?
Is Russia headed for a return to Stalinism? Sidney Tarrow - May 15, 2022 Putin can’t reconstruct the regime that Stalin built — or save Russia from chaos
In words and deeds, Putin shows he’s rejecting even Soviet-era borders Daniel Treisman - February 25, 2022 His speech this week makes it clear he’s out to restore “historic Russia”
Moldova’s president now has a legislative majority to push through her anti-corruption agenda Vlad Iaviță and Marius Ghincea - July 14, 2021 Voters in this week’s snap elections were more concerned about graft than geopolitics.
Chinese leaders boast about China’s rising power. The real story is different. Yuen Yuen Ang - April 12, 2021 A closer read of embedded clues in China’s political communications reveals caution and insecurity
Russians in the Far East have been protesting for weeks. What does that say about democracy in Russia? Elise Giuliano - August 6, 2020 These events demonstrate how competitive politics might reemerge in other parts of the country
Four things to know about the U.S. decision to close the Chinese consulate in Houston Jessica Chen Weiss and Elizabeth N. Saunders - July 22, 2020 Trump administration’s latest move could make it harder to repair the U.S.-China rift
Hong Kong’s protests looked a lot like Shanghai anti-colonial protests a century ago Mark W. Frazier - April 14, 2020 This time, the protests were against a new imperial power: China.