Why the House Speaker finally greenlit Ukraine aid Sarah Binder - April 23, 2024 There are underappreciated factors behind Rep. Mike Johnson’s shift.
U2, ’11 O’Clock Tick Tock’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - March 15, 2024 Congress moves against TikTok.
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.
Music to get in the mood for learning African politics ▶️ Kim Yi Dionne - January 4, 2024 Another good playlist!
No, TikTok isn’t souring young people on the Biden economy Danny Hayes - November 22, 2023 In some polls, young people are even more optimistic than older Americans.
Young Americans are dovish on China Alexandra Guisinger and Anurag Jain - September 25, 2023 They don’t prioritize TikTok regulation – or other measures pushing back against China.
Latinos who use Spanish-language social media get more misinformation Robert Vidigal, Marianna Garcia, Marisa A. Abrajano, Joshua Tucker, Jonathan Nagler, and Aaron Pope - November 7, 2022 That could affect their votes – and their safety from covid-19.
Ukraine has been winning the messaging wars. It’s been preparing for years. Torey McMurdo - March 27, 2022 My research examined how the country learned to craft a powerful national narrative — and limit Russian misinformation
Russia’s allies have been pretty quiet on Ukraine Martin Binder and Autumn Lockwood Payton - March 25, 2022 Here’s what might happen next within the ‘BRICS’ bloc
Ukrainians are rallying global support via social media. But don’t call it a TikTok war. Jen Schradie - March 23, 2022 Here’s what my research finds
It’s hard for Russia to invade Ukraine when its soldiers don’t want to be there Jason Lyall - March 1, 2022 Here’s what the research says about how poor soldier morale affects military strategy and effectiveness
With the 2022 midterms ahead, expect another Latino misinformation crisis Jeronimo Cortina and Brandon Rottinghaus - February 24, 2022 Our research identified which Latino voters are especially susceptible.
Russia arrested opposition leader Alexei Navalny, to widespread protests. Joshua Tucker - January 27, 2021 What’s happening, part 1.
China’s leaders say that Biden offers a ‘new window of hope.’ Their experts are more skeptical. Kacie Miura and Jessica Chen Weiss - January 21, 2021 Beijing is likely to seek short-term stability as it anticipates a long-term advantage
While Armenia and Azerbaijan fought over Nagorno-Karabakh, their citizens battled on social media Katy Pearce - December 3, 2020 Social media rhetoric from politicians, citizens and others helped influence political moves.
Huawei has an advantage in its push for global dominance. Now the U.S. is trying to counter it. Jordan Link - November 19, 2020 USAID announced a financing plan to help countries buy from other telecom vendors
How China and Germany became partners on technical standardization Sarah Eaton and Daniel Fuchs - November 15, 2020 The U.S. is waging war on China’s tech sector. Germany chose another route.
China is getting tough with Taiwan. How will that affect U.S. policy? Steven M. Goldstein - October 1, 2020 The U.S. posture of “strategic ambiguity” has helped keep the peace for decades
How Congress is pushing back against Trump’s unprecedented use of emergency powers Elizabeth Goitein - September 24, 2020 Unless the laws change, future presidents are more likely to exploit emergency powers, now that Trump has ended the tradition of restraint.
The U.S. government thinks TikTok is a national security threat. So why can’t the government decide what to do? Sarah Bauerle Danzman - September 22, 2020 The many twists and turns have left many people confused.
Is TikTok a threat to national security? Geoffrey Gertz - November 11, 2019 Why the U.S. government is cracking down on Chinese tech firms
Here are the hot new social media apps you don’t want to miss. Joshua Tucker - March 31, 2019 You missed TikTok? Never fear! What you really need are PayCoach, SchadenFeed and SlowGram.