U.S. democracy is under attack. Here are some lessons for democracy’s defenders. Jennifer McCoy, Rachel Beatty Riedl, Kenneth Roberts, and Murat Somer - March 31, 2025 A global study of democratic backsliding and resilience offers ways to resist authoritarian attacks.
Good to Know: Populism Alexander Kustov and Yaoyao Dai - March 21, 2025 Why is populist rhetoric so prevalent, and does it even matter?
New voices join Good Authority Kim Yi Dionne and John Sides - February 27, 2025 We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
Nicaragua’s revised constitution gives the president added powers Shelley A. McConnell and Heather Sullivan - February 17, 2025 The latest changes deepen the Ortega-Murillo family’s political control – and legalize new forms of repression.
So what really determined the 2024 U.S. presidential elections? 🎧 Erik Voeten, Danny Hayes, and John Sides - February 5, 2025 Danny Hayes and John Sides talk about what we have learned since last November.
Putin will win Russia’s election, but what comes next? Joshua Tucker - March 14, 2024 Russians will grapple with another six years of Putinism.
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.
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
Do armed drones reduce terrorism? Here’s the data. Matthew Fuhrmann and Joshua Schwartz - August 18, 2022 This research analyzes patterns of terrorism in the 18 countries that utilize drones
Why counting vaccinated Americans doesn’t always add up David Lazer - April 7, 2022 The percentages the CDC reports don’t necessarily line up with census data. Here’s why.