Will Pennsylvania vote for a Harvard grad with a working-class image? Thomas Gift - May 26, 2022 The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, John Fetterman, is cultivating an unpretentious image. Here’s what the research says.
Can Lebanon’s new opposition win? Sami Atallah and Christiana Parreira - May 12, 2022 The same parties have ruled since 2005 — and they’re counting on old alliances to remain in power
Will Russia really care if U.S. actions make it default on its debt? Layna Mosley - April 7, 2022 The U.S. Treasury’s recent actions will force Russia to choose between using its scarce dollars for debt repayment or facing a sovereign default.
In Hungary, Orban wins again — because he has rigged the system Kim Lane Scheppele - April 6, 2022 Here’s how Orban’s Fidesz party won 53 percent of the vote — but 83 percent of the districts.
Muslim women in hijab get the brunt of discrimination. I asked them what that’s like. Nura Sediqe - March 27, 2022 In the past few years, in schools across the country, girls wearing hijab have been targeted by fellow classmates and teachers
Germany didn’t used to spend much on its military. Putin changed that. Marina E. Henke - March 6, 2022 Many German politicians were convinced that the Russian president was bluffing about Ukraine
The German economy depends on Russian gas. There’s a long history behind that. Marina E. Henke - February 18, 2022 What happens now to the Nord Stream 2 project?
Millennial politicians are shaking up Latin America. Here’s how they differ from the old guard. Will Freeman and Paul J. Angelo - January 11, 2022 Generational turnover is getting rid of ‘los mismos de siempre’ and making politics more unpredictable.
Frances McCall Rosenbluth, a Yale University scholar, understood Japanese politics and so much more Tom Pepinsky, Tarek Masoud, Rafaela Dancygier, and Dawn Teele - December 23, 2021 From party politics to gender inequality, Rosenbluth’s research broke many long-held assumptions
Conservatives may control the Supreme Court until the 2050s Charles Cameron and Jonathan P. Kastellec - December 12, 2021 Overturning Roe v. Wade may just be the beginning, our research suggests.