Can U.S. civil-military norms survive a polarized America? 🎧

Zara Williamson and Elizabeth N. Saunders - May 11, 2026

In this episode of Chalkboard Politics, Peter Feaver discusses the legality of boat strikes against suspected drug traffickers, the firing of top Pentagon officials, and the U.S. war against Iran.

The Trump administration is investigating campus antisemitism

Brent E. Sasley - March 20, 2025

What do Jewish students think about the administration’s claims that this is a widespread and virulent problem?

Understanding the fake news about South Africa’s elections

Kim Yi Dionne and Shelley Liu - May 27, 2024

Shelley Liu shares the latest on disinformation and misinformation in the lead-up to the 2024 elections.

Our series on the 2024 South African elections

Kim Yi Dionne - May 25, 2024

South Africans vote in a pivotal election on May 29.

Does Putin have a vote in U.S. elections?

Elizabeth N. Saunders, Marina E. Henke, Nadiya Kostyuk, Rachel Myrick, and Kenneth Schultz - September 28, 2023

International relations scholars have a ‘good chat’ about U.S. elections and foreign policy.

Making it easier for Black people to vote had unexpected consequences

Nikita Lalwani - November 10, 2022

White backlash to the Voting Rights Act led Southern states to imprison more Black people.

Is ‘Wakanda Forever’ too ‘woke’ for Marvel’s own good?

Nicholas Carnes, Lilly Goren, and Bethany Lacina - November 10, 2022

That’s what some critics argue. Let’s look at the numbers.

This is the most important election of your lifetime. Or is it?

Curtis Bram - October 28, 2022

If you think the election will make a big difference, you’re 30 percent more likely to vote than if you do not, my research finds

If seated, a Cherokee delegate could make a big difference in Congress

Elliot Mamet - October 4, 2022

If the House agrees to seat the delegate, it would fulfill a nearly 200-year-old treaty obligation with the Cherokee Nation.

Four things to know about Biden’s student-debt relief plan

Serena Laws and Mallory SoRelle - September 2, 2022

Loan forgiveness got the biggest attention. But the changes to repayment rules may have as big an effect.

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