Why are Germans losing enthusiasm for helping Ukraine? Yehonatan Abramson, Pauline Jones, Dean Dulay, and Anil Menon - November 23, 2022 It’s not just about energy costs, our research finds. Germans have a deep cultural aversion toward military intervention.
The German economy depends on Russian gas. There’s a long history behind that. Marina E. Henke - February 18, 2022 What happens now to the Nord Stream 2 project?
Olympic officials resisted pressure to ban Iran from the Tokyo Games, but they’ve banned teams before Thandiwe Keet, Andrew Bertoli, and Aleksandra Smajevic - July 27, 2021 In these 9 cases, sporting authorities tried to ban a country from international competition — sometimes for years
Some lawmakers are calling for truth commissions on racial violence. How do these work? Kelebogile Zvobgo and Carla Winston - June 8, 2020 These factors help commissions create effective solutions
When the Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago, it shook up U.S. politics. Here’s how. James Goldgeier - November 8, 2019 Republicans have been divided on foreign policy ever since the Cold War ended.
China celebrates 70 years of communist rule. What explains the resilience of its regime? Jessica Chen Weiss - October 7, 2019 In 1989, the Chinese Communist Party survived popular unrest — while Europe’s communist regimes did not.
Germany’s far-right AfD party might be the big winner in tomorrow’s regional elections. Here’s what that means. Manès Weisskircher - August 30, 2019 AfD is likely to emerge as the main opposition party in both Brandenburg and Saxony.
Trump may be about to call Europe’s bluff on Iran. Europe isn’t bluffing. Henry Farrell - February 24, 2019 Vice President Pence reprimanded the United Kingdom, France and Germany
What North and South Korea can learn from German reunification James Goldgeier - April 28, 2018 South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Did the U.S. underestimate North Korea’s weapons program? It’s not that simple. Alex Bollfrass - January 16, 2018 Did U.S. intelligence agencies underestimate North Korea's nuclear weapons and
New German election forecast: Merkel’s party will win but lose seats Thomas Gschwend, Simon Munzert, Sebastian Sternberg, Lukas Stoetzer, and Marcel Neunhoeffer - September 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63891" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter of German Chancellor Angela
Germany goes to the polls Sunday. Here’s what to expect. Philipp Adorf - September 22, 2017 Germans are heading to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary
Learning from three African presidents Laura Seay - August 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61871" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] (Laura Seay)[/caption] Full disclosure: I am
Don’t count on China to rein in North Korea. Here’s why. Joseph Torigian - February 17, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54266" align="aligncenter" width="960"] North Korea leader Kim Jong Un
This is why authoritarian leaders use the ‘Big Lie’ Xavier Marquez - January 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53133" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Students chant: “Elections now!” during a
Thomas Schelling has died. His ideas shaped the Cold War and the world. Henry Farrell - December 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51233" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Professor Thomas C. Schelling receives his
Why unarmed revolutions topple some dictators but not others Daniel Ritter - May 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40505" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An anti-government protester flashes a V
Every Monday, thousands of Germans rally against Muslims. Here are the 6 things you need to know about the ‘Pegida’ movement. Kai Arzheimer - November 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31695" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters of the anti-Islam PEGIDA (Patriotic
Three lessons for the Iran nuclear deal from a spy thriller about the Cold War Alex Bollfrass - October 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30384" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] A scene from "Deutschland 83." (SundanceTV)[/caption]
It’s been 25 years since German reunification. Why are former East Germans responsible for so much xenophobic violence? Brandon Tensley - October 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_11538" align="aligncenter" width="512"] Berliners sing and dance on top
How did West German TV affect East German protests? Holger Kern, David Darmofal, and Charles Crabtree - February 26, 2015 Editor's note: This is the seventh post in a series drawn
Why Germans are angry about U.S. spying Andreas Busch - July 23, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13499" align="alignnone" width="620"] German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during
Ukraine-Russia: A battle of futures Maria Snegovaya and Akos Lada - April 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9448" align="aligncenter" width="876" special=""] AP Photo/ Sergei Poliakov[/caption] Why
Bachelet returns to power in Chile with impressive victory, but what does low turnout mean for her mandate? Joshua Tucker - December 18, 2013 [caption id="attachment_4216" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] Michelle Bachelet smiles during a
The State of the Presidential Race in Kenya Joshua Tucker - February 16, 2013 Continuing our series of election reports, we are pleased to
Cross-National Diffusion of Protest Joshua Tucker - February 29, 2012 Why does protest that starts in one country sometime spread
North Korea, East Germany, . . . California Andrew Gelman - December 20, 2011 Andrew Sullivan passes on this amusing line from James Pethokoukis:
Did Western Broadcasting Help Spur the East German Revolution? Henry Farrell - September 19, 2011 In a new article for _Comparative Political Studies_, Holger Lutz
Similarities and Differences between Eastern Europe in 1989 and the Middle East in 2011 Erik Voeten - May 30, 2011 We are pleased to have another guest post from Marc
State of the World: Will 2011 be the next 1989? Joshua Tucker - January 26, 2011 I'm guessing that by now most readers of politics related
The Other Big Recent Election Result: 2010 North Rhine Westphalia Election in Germany Joshua Tucker - May 10, 2010 We are pleased to welcome back Benjamin Preisler with a
Information Cascades and the Iranian Protests Henry Farrell - June 17, 2009 In comments below, Erik says: bq. I am sure it
Obama wins — Have political scientists screwed up again? - January 25, 2009 bq. "What, if anything, in political science research on race