Colombia’s new president aims to swing his country left. It won’t be easy. Sandra Botero, Laura Gamboa, and Juan Albarracín - June 29, 2022 Gustavo Petro will have to make alliances and deals with moderate parties, which may disappoint his supporters
Russia believed the West was weak and decadent. So it invaded. Kristina Stoeckl and Dmitry Uzlaner - April 14, 2022 Russia sees itself at the global forefront of the culture wars, leading the resistance to gay parades, ‘cancel culture,’ and liberal values more generally
Across Latin America, citizens and governments are clashing over their countries’ authoritarian pasts Michael Albertus - July 8, 2021 Here’s what that looks like on the ground
Two years after Nicaragua’s mass uprising started, why is Daniel Ortega still in power? Mateo Jarquín and Kai Thaler - April 30, 2020 These three things explain why a mass nonviolent uprising didn’t manage to oust the authoritarian ruler.
In South Carolina, Democrats debated when a dictator is really a dictator. So what’s the answer? Valerie Bunce, Karrie J. Koesel, and Jessica Chen Weiss - February 27, 2020 Our new book explains.
Christchurch and the rise of the far right Peter R. Neumann - March 18, 2019 Here are some factors fueling far-right terrorism.
Cornell University suspended two exchange programs with China’s Renmin University. Here’s why. Jessica Chen Weiss - November 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79650" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Staff members on the production line
Russia is trying to influence the 2018 U.S. election. But this time the U.S. is prepared. Alla Baranovsky-Dewey - September 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_46299" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People walk in Red Square, with
Politicians blame refugees for violence. But refugees are more likely to be its victims. Tobias Böhmelt, Vincenzo Bove, and Skrede Gleditsch - September 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77948" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Newly displaced Syrian children arrive at
Why many failed to predict the leftist-Islamist alliance that won Iraq’s 2018 elections Benedict Robin - June 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this May 14 photo, supporters