U.S. democracy is under attack. Here are some lessons for democracy’s defenders. Jennifer McCoy, Rachel Beatty Riedl, Kenneth Roberts, and Murat Somer - March 31, 2025 A global study of democratic backsliding and resilience offers ways to resist authoritarian attacks.
Ukraine updated its defense institutions — and is defying expectations Louis-Alexandre Berg and Andrew Radin - March 29, 2022 Procurement changes addressed corruption and boosted Ukraine’s ability to defend itself
The U.S. has veered toward — and away from — democracy over time Sarah Gershon, Nadia E. Brown, Larry Berman, and Bruce Murphy - January 11, 2022 Our textbook suggests teaching about the Jan. 6 insurrection with this framing.
Haiti needs international help — even though past help has often made things worse Henry (Chip) Carey - August 17, 2021 A presidential assassination, an earthquake and a tropical storm are beyond what the country can handle on its own
Does China actively promote its way of governing — and do other countries listen? Jessica Chen Weiss - July 13, 2021 Here’s what the research tells us about Chinese training programs
Democrats are bringing earmarks back. Aren’t earmarks bad? Jeffrey Lazarus - February 17, 2021 They’re useful tools for majority-party leaders
Does the public rally behind leaders who get covid-19? Ryan Carlin - January 21, 2021 We analyzed public opinion ratings for Macron, Trump and others who became ill.
Unlike the Supreme Court, state courts have responded quickly to the pandemic. Here’s why. Todd Curry, Michael F. Salamone, Michael Romano, and Michael P. Fix - May 10, 2020 At long last, you can listen remotely to the U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments.
Who’s a terrorist and who’s mentally ill? We looked at 10 years of news coverage to find out. Erin Kearns, Anthony Lemieux, and Allison Betus - August 8, 2019 When a perpetrator is Muslim, there’s a 488 percent greater chance an attack will be called terrorism.
Do women in Congress work harder than their male colleagues? Danny Hayes - March 8, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70273" align="aligncenter" width="960"] On International Women's Day 2017 and