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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.

It’s not just a Putin problem. ‘Personalists’ like him are behind much of the world’s bad behavior.

Joseph Wright and Erica Frantz - March 1, 2022

Here’s why this style of autocracy is on the rise.

No, the Trump impeachment inquiry is not a coup

Joseph Wright, John Chin, and David Carter - October 15, 2019

There were four coups attempted in 2019. Trump supported one of them.

Why the fragmentation of European politics could bode poorly for democracy

Joseph Wright, Erica Frantz, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor - June 5, 2019

Reaching consensus in the new E.U. Parliament just got harder.

Did Xi Jinping just become China’s strongman? Not quite.

Joseph Wright, Erica Frantz, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor - March 13, 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/chinese-president-positioned-to-rule-indefinitely/2018/02/25/fe8eec10-1a58-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_video.html What does it mean that the Chinese Communist Party

When ailing dictators die in office, what happens next?

Erica Frantz and Andrea Kendall-Taylor - December 1, 2016

[caption id="attachment_50410" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Uzbek President Islam Karimov in 2015.

Here’s what the research reveals about the violence in Nagorno Karabakh — and how ‘freezing’ conflicts can backfire

Nelli Babayan - April 7, 2016

[caption id="attachment_38748" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A soldier of the defense army

How long will Putin stay in power?

Nelli Babayan - March 20, 2016

[caption id="attachment_22253" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to

Are coups good for democracy?

Joseph Wright, George Derpanopoulos, Erica Frantz, and Barbara Geddes - February 22, 2016

[caption id="attachment_36170" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptians marked the fifth anniversary of

Executive election rules in dictatorships matter. Here’s why.

Tyson Roberts - May 12, 2015

[caption id="attachment_24680" align="aligncenter" width="640"] President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon