In El Salvador and elsewhere, leaders find ways to break term limits Joseph Wright, Erica Frantz, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor - October 3, 2022 When leaders bend the rules to stay in power, it’s a red flag for democracy
How can the world hold Belarus accountable? Alexander Cooley - May 25, 2021 Technology has become the ‘long arm’ of authoritarians
When Belarus forced down a plane, it may have committed state-sponsored hijacking Yuval Weber - May 23, 2021 International treaties outlaw false communications that might endanger a flight
Peru’s upcoming presidential election is really a referendum on its troubled constitution Paolo Sosa-Villagarcia and Maxwell A. Cameron - May 13, 2021 What’s at stake in the runoff between leftist front-runner Pedro Castillo and right-wing, dynastic candidate Keiko Fujimori?
Something’s happening in Armenia. But is it a coup? Adam E. Casey - March 2, 2021 In fact, coups are rare in post-Soviet countries
These were our 10 most popular posts of 2020 E.J. Graff - December 31, 2020 Readers were very interested in elections, successions, and a virus we hadn’t heard of just a year ago.
Biden promises to embrace multilateralism again. World leaders agree. Erik Voeten and Alexander Kentikelenis - December 15, 2020 Our research suggests the liberal order has staying power
Colombia’s lawmakers are debating how to regulate cocaine. Here’s what we know about decriminalization. Elena Barham - October 18, 2020 Peru and Bolivia have already legalized parts of the coca trade.
Another unity government won’t solve Lebanon’s crisis Christiana Parreira - August 20, 2020 Research shows ideologically opposed parties rarely share power well
The pandemic challenges democracies — but really hurts dictators Michael Albertus - April 30, 2020 Here’s how the economic fallout may fray domestic political alliances
Yes, Bolivia’s 2019 election was problematic. Here’s why. Irfan Nooruddin - March 8, 2020 The last 5 percent of the vote count, which favored Morales substantially, is very different from the trendline for the other 95 percent of the count.
Bolivia dismissed its October elections as fraudulent. Our research found no reason to suspect fraud. John Curiel and Jack R. Williams - February 24, 2020 Bolivians will hold a new election in May — without ousted president Evo Morales
The real story behind the Bolivia protests isn’t the one you’re hearing. V. Ximena Velasco-Guachalla, Raymond Foxworth, Jami Nelson Nuñez, Calla Hummel, and Carew Boulding - November 19, 2019 Here are three key oversimplifications — and why they’re wrong
This may be the largest wave of nonviolent mass movements in world history. What comes next? Zoe Marks, Tore Wig, Sirianne Dahlum, Sooyeon Kang, Erica Chenoweth, and Christopher Wiley Shay - November 14, 2019 Social media has made mass protests easier to organize — but, perhaps paradoxically, harder to resolve.
Bolivian protesters unseated a president. So why are they still in the streets? Natasha Bennett - November 14, 2019 Evo Morales is out – and it’s not clear what will happen to the institutions he created.
Is Bolivia’s democracy in danger? Here’s what’s behind the disputed presidential election. Santiago Anria and Jennifer Cyr - October 30, 2019 Yes, Evo Morales is ignoring some constitutional limits. But he has also brought previously excluded groups into power.
Evo Morales wants to change the law so he can remain president. Is Bolivia’s democracy in danger? Santiago Anria - November 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66628" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Bolivian President Evo Morales in February 2016.
In Ecuador’s extremely tight election, the left defied the odds Fabiana Perera - April 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56368" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President-elect Lenín Moreno greets supporters near
Courts can be undermined in these 3 ways. This is how to protect them. Tom Clark and Jeffrey Staton - February 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_49518" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The U.S. Supreme Court. (Win McNamee/Getty
So Trump is a populist. When does populism actually win elections? Ryan Powers - April 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38099" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Donald Trump at the 2015 Values
It’s not just Trump. Authoritarian populism is rising across the West. Here’s why. Pippa Norris - March 11, 2016 Many American commentators have had trouble understanding the rise of
Bolivian elections get the Hollywood treatment, and now we’re discussing term limits da Silva and Von Vacano - December 23, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLZo_ILZhfk Bolivian politics are not usually the stuff of
Portugal faces a political crisis, but it’s the same one facing governments everywhere Cas Mudde - October 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31385" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Paulo Portas (C), leader of the
Putin wins at hockey! Mao swims the Yangtze! And other amazing feats of authoritarian prowess Xavier Marquez - October 14, 2015 https://youtu.be/TUdYCzdpzdY Russian President Vladimir Putin recently celebrated his 63rd birthday
Think of Russia as an ordinary petrostate, not an extraordinary superpower Maria Snegovaya - March 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22451" align="alignnone" width="620"] A monitoring instrument on the gas
The rise of outsider politicians in Latin America and Europe Esperanza Casullo and Flavia Freidenberg - September 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15496" align="alignnone" width="620"] Marine Le Pen leads the far-right
Butch Cassidy and the Snowden Kid: Evo Morales’s Plane and the Latin American Left Joshua Tucker - July 6, 2013 We welcome back Texas A&M political scientist Diego von Vacano with the following
Hugo Chávez and the Death of Populism Erik Voeten - March 6, 2013 The following guest post is by Diego von Vacano, a