Does covid-19 raise the risk of violent conflict? Not everywhere. Colette Salemi - October 15, 2020 New research shows conflicts rose in some countries but fell in others.
If Putin sends troops to Belarus, don’t expect Russians to applaud Maria Snegovaya - September 14, 2020 Russians don’t like military adventures in bad economic times, my research finds
The State Department says the Chinese Communist Party controls Chinese companies. It’s not that simple. Meg Rithmire - September 7, 2020 State-funded Chinese firms at times actually subvert Beijing’s interests.
Belarus votes on Sunday. Our new survey shows what young voters are thinking. Félix Krawatzek - August 7, 2020 In a significant shift, 75 percent of young Belarusians distrust their president
Poland’s digital divide may have helped secure President Duda’s reelection Matthew Placek - August 4, 2020 Research suggests online communities are more supportive of liberal democracy
We asked what Poles think about voting in a pandemic and the election that was scheduled for May 10 Radosław Markowski and Hubert Tworzecki - May 10, 2020 This year’s electoral irregularities were far greater than anything reported in the past
The U.S. labeled a white supremacist group as ‘terrorists’ for the first time. It’s less significant than you think. Anna Meier - April 29, 2020 Why pick an obscure group that’s not yet linked to an attack?
Will Trump’s name on stimulus checks help win him votes in November? Virginia Oliveros, Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro, and Matthew S. Winters - April 28, 2020 What we know about the consequences of name-stamping public policy
Will Vladimir Putin become Russia’s prime minister after 2024? Stephen Whitefield and Paul Chaisty - January 28, 2020 Here’s why he might not want to.
Europe’s communist regimes began to collapse 30 years ago, but still shape political views Grigore Pop-Eleches and Joshua A. Tucker - November 11, 2019 Nov. 9, 2019, marked the 30th anniversary of the fall