Călin Georgescu’s unexpected rise changes Romanian politics Grigore Pop-Eleches - November 29, 2024 TikTok, protest votes, and record turnout in diaspora vote drive Romania’s election surprise.
Moldova chooses Europe again as Sandu wins reelection Isabelle DeSisto and Grigore Pop-Eleches - November 12, 2024 Modovans overseas helped reelect the pro-E.U. president, despite the Kremlin-backed interference.
The high stakes in Moldova’s 2024 election Isabelle DeSisto and Grigore Pop-Eleches - October 30, 2024 Will Russian interference throw this critical election?
A Russian destabilization campaign put Moldova in the news Isabelle DeSisto and Grigore Pop-Eleches - March 5, 2024 Maia Sandu, Moldova's pro-E.U. president, is up for reelection this fall.
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.
Ukraine accused Russia of torture. Here’s how to prosecute those crimes. Alyson Reynolds, Elijah Tsai, and Kelebogile Zvobgo - November 22, 2022 Ukraine’s allies can use their own courts to investigate war crimes
After the explosion in Poland, will NATO go to war with Russia? Probably not. Stacie Goddard - November 15, 2022 Here’s what the NATO treaty actually does — and doesn’t — require
Why did Kenyans elect Ruto as president? Susanne D. Mueller - August 23, 2022 What looks superficially like a normal election was filled with contradictions, intrigue, double-crossing and surprise shifts in ethnic loyalties
How many Ukrainian refugees have been trafficked? We won’t know for years. Laura A. Dean - July 21, 2022 Their fates will depend in part on which country they’ve landed in – and whether that country has comprehensive policies and services
Ukraine is an E.U. candidate. Full membership is an obstacle course. Frank Schimmelfennig - June 30, 2022 The European Union had little choice but to open the door