Will the U.S. intelligence community be politicized? Christopher Clary and Joshua Rovner - June 5, 2025 A Good Chat about the Trump administration’s Tren de Aragua assessment.
Good Playlist: The music that tells the story of the Iraq War ▶️ David Suisman - February 21, 2025 Seven remarkable recordings that help us understand this war, 15 years later.
In Memoriam: Bruce Russett Elizabeth N. Saunders, Harvey Starr, Daniela Donno, Paul Huth, and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell - October 1, 2023 Russett helped the world understand the democratic peace.
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.
Will foreign policy actually matter in the 2024 U.S. election? Elizabeth N. Saunders - September 21, 2023 It may not matter much to voters, but foreign policy is definitely on the ballot.
Leaders around the world made bold moves in 2022. They didn’t always succeed. Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 29, 2022 The TMC 2022 roundups: The international beat
Russians think they’re engaged in a heroic struggle with the West Lily Wojtowicz and Dina Smeltz - April 13, 2022 A new survey finds that the public in Russia believes President Vladimir Putin’s rationale for the ‘military operation’ in Ukraine.
Why democracies win more wars than autocracies Dan Reiter and Allan C. Stam - March 30, 2022 Like Putin, dictators tend to start risky wars, our research shows
Condemning Putin will make it harder to end the conflict with Russia Samuel Helfont - March 30, 2022 Consider how hard it was to lift sanctions after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
Fear of ‘terrorism’ shaped U.S. foreign policy after 9/11. Will the U.S. make China the next big obsession? Ronald Krebs - September 11, 2021 An overarching narrative can lead to fewer foreign policy choices.