Boris Johnson doesn’t dare sack his chief adviser Henry Farrell - May 25, 2020 One Conservative prime minister called him a ‘career psychopath.’ Now another refuses to let him go.
Negotiating Brexit is just the beginning. This is what the E.U. and U.K. have to agree on next. Jolyon Howorth - December 18, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81706" align="aligncenter" width="960"] British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives
Brexit will weigh heavily on European security. Here’s why. Stephanie Hofmann - October 18, 2018 Over the coming months, the British government will almost certainly
The Oxfam scandal shows that, yes, nonprofits can behave badly. So why aren’t they overseen like for-profits? Sirindah Parr, Nives Dolšak, and Aseem Prakash - February 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69402" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The British government is reviewing its
President Trump, do you remember that time Margaret Thatcher fired all the economists? Stephen Dyson - July 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61126" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
Pundits condemn Britain’s tough line on Brexit. They’re wrong. Paul Whiteley, Matthew Goodwin, and Harold Clarke - April 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57115" align="aligncenter" width="960"] German piglets being readied for market.
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election. Here’s what that means. Matthew Bergman - April 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57052" align="alignright" width="1024"] Theresa May has been Britain's prime minister
France’s big parties probably won’t even get into the presidential election’s final round. Here’s why. Sheri Berman - February 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53775" align="aligncenter" width="960"] French conservative Francois Fillon is trying
What the U.S. can learn from its Cold War fight against Kremlin propaganda Nicholas Cull - January 13, 2017 In January 2017, James R. Clapper Jr., the director of
Why the Colombia peace agreement failed, and what we can expect now Katy Collin - October 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47296" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman reacts after learning about
Forget ‘House of Cards.’ Watch ‘The Thick of It’ if you want to understand Britain’s omnishambles Henry Farrell - July 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43283" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former London mayor Boris Johnson is
Post-Brexit, the U.K. is in its worst political crisis since 1940 Matthias Matthijs - June 29, 2016 On June 23, 2016, Britain voted to leave the European
Is Rwanda’s authoritarian state sustainable? Laura Seay - June 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41324" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left: Tony Blair, former British
No, Trump won’t win votes from disaffected Democrats in the fall Charlotte Cavaille - March 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37210" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People raise their arms as Donald
This book explains why Jeremy Corbyn now leads Labour. Its author died in 2011. Henry Farrell - September 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29382" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Newly elected leader of Britain's opposition
Has Britain’s Labour party already lost the 2020 election? Andrew Gelman - September 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29358" align="aligncenter" width="982"] Jeremy Corbyn speaks on stage after
Has Britain's Labour party already lost the 2020 election? Andrew Gelman - September 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29358" align="aligncenter" width="982"] Jeremy Corbyn speaks on stage after
Is Hungary run by the radical right? Cas Mudde - August 10, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28365" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and
Moving to the center can be costly for left-wing parties Jonathan Polk and Johannes Karreth - May 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24360" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] Britain's Labour Party leader Ed
The root problem of Muslim integration in Britain is alienation Wallace Goodman - October 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16562" align="alignnone" width="620"] A girl blows bubbles during an
In America, polarization is a problem. In Britain, it could be a solution. - February 20, 2014 Robert Ford is Lecturer in Politics at the University of
Cameron Defeated on Syria by Ghost of Blair John Sides - August 30, 2013 We welcome another guest post by Stephen Benedict Dyson.
Margaret Thatcher, Her Personality and Politics John Sides - April 8, 2013 We welcome this guest post from Stephen Benedict Dyson. He
Will Obama Pursue Israeli-Palestinian Peace? John Sides - November 9, 2012 This is a guest post by University of Connecticut political
Is Our Parties Learning? David Karol - November 2, 2012 In a recent post,the estimable Jon Bernstein of A Plain
The Politics of Olympic Risk Joshua Tucker - August 10, 2012 In introducing our man-on-the-street reporting from the 2012 London Olympics,
Pre-Election Report: 2012 Russian Presidential Elections Joshua Tucker - February 28, 2012 Given my research interests in Russian politics, I will offer
The Power of Rupert Murdoch Endorsements John Sides - July 20, 2011 Andrew Sullivan: bq. Murdoch followed up his 1992 coup with
Dispute over counts of child deaths in Iraq due to sanctions Andrew Gelman - July 12, 2010 Mike Spagat writes: Here is yet another debunking article I've
Could Scotland be the Next Slovakia? Joshua Tucker - November 23, 2009 One of the fun things about writing for a blog
Where Have you Gone Tony Blair? Joshua Tucker - November 17, 2009 So as I was listening last week to a BBC
The Most Unlikely Crooner Since Susan Boyle - June 24, 2009 Okay, it hasn't been that long since Susan Boyle. But
Mark Penn vs. Stan Greenberg John Sides - February 27, 2009 Over at Pollster, there's a bloggy roundtable on Stan Greenberg's