Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections were a blow to democracy Alexis Lerner and Arianne Swieca - November 1, 2024 There are reports of election irregularities and the Georgian Dream party is set to control the country for another four years.
Central Asian countries now have two big worries about Russia Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili - March 2, 2022 Moscow has seen little support this week from these countries.
Kazakhstan called for assistance. Why did Russia dispatch troops so quickly? Alexander Cooley - January 9, 2022 Preserving autocracies is a primary goal for regional organizations like the CSTO.
The Kazakhstan protests escalated quickly. Here’s why. Regina Smyth and Pauline Jones - January 8, 2022 We found these two factors at work.
In dozens of countries, governments rely on Internet shutdowns to hide repression Sophie Dyer, Likhita Banerji, and Anita Gohdes - December 3, 2020 Social media rhetoric from politicians, citizens and others helped influence political moves
Moldova’s new president is likely to seek closer ties with Europe. Russia won’t be pleased. Marius Ghincea - November 23, 2020 The outgoing president favored a strong relationship with Moscow.
Election officials annulled Kyrgyzstan’s October election. Here’s why. Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Colleen Wood - October 9, 2020 Protests in the Central Asian state have pushed out governments before.
Mike Pompeo criticized China for not respecting its neighbors’ territorial integrity. What’s the story? M. Taylor Fravel - February 21, 2020 Here’s how Beijing has resolved territorial disputes
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.
Don’t want to discuss Trump or impeachment at Thanksgiving? Try this instead. Vanessa Lide and E.J. Graff - November 26, 2019 Dazzle (or distract) the table with what else has been happening while they weren’t looking.