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.
Putin called fleeing Russians ‘traitors.’ Who’s actually leaving? Laura A. Henry and Elizabeth Plantan - March 30, 2022 Many will be activists in exile, our research suggests
In words and deeds, Putin shows he’s rejecting even Soviet-era borders Daniel Treisman - February 25, 2022 His speech this week makes it clear he’s out to restore “historic Russia”
100 years later, Russia is still revising the story of the imperial family’s execution by Red Army guards. Ala Graff - August 8, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76458" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People gather at the Church on
In the TV thriller ‘Occupied,’ Russia has Western democracy on the run Stephen Dyson - March 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70705" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A campaign flag depicting Russian President Vladimir
Why Trump administration officials try so hard to flatter him Xavier Marquez - January 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_67930" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump is accompanied by Vice
The odds of a military coup in Venezuela are going up. But coups can sometimes lead to democracy Ozan Varol - November 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66271" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man holds the new 100,000-bolivar
Were those Russian social media ads powerful enough to influence us? Let’s look at the evidence. Babak Bahador - November 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66209" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Some of the Facebook ads linked
On Prohibition’s 100th anniversary, here’s a distillation of 3 myths about the temperance movement. Mark Schrad - August 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61639" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women turn out in large numbers,
Yes, Darth Vader ran for office in Ukraine. Unfortunately, it’s no joke. Erik Herron - October 30, 2015 Over the past week, as Ukraine held local elections across
How popular are Putin and Obama in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine? John O’Loughlin and Gerard Toal - January 22, 2015 It is well known that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions
What Putin gets about soft power Tomila Lankina and Kinga Niemczyk - April 15, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="MANDATORY CREDIT "] Russian President Vladimir
Is Crimean independence or annexation a good outcome for Russia? Nadiya Kravets and Helena Yakovlev-Golani - March 6, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Members of a pro Russian
The Political Science of Battlestar Galactica John Sides - June 13, 2013 We welcome another guest post from Stephen Benedict Dyson. His
Governing the World: A Review Erik Voeten - January 3, 2013 The past decade has treated us to some excellent histories
Revisiting that “Republicans are Crazy” Daily Kos Research 2000 Poll Joshua Tucker - February 4, 2010 Remember that "Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll":http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/2/832988/-The-2010-Comprehensive-Daily-Kos-Research-2000-Poll-of-Self-Identified-Republicans from earlier this week
Politics everywhere: The art on a restaurant’s wall causes indigestion in one customer - November 9, 2009 Short story shorter: Andy Shallal runs some DC-area eateries. Bradley
The Uptick in Standardized Test Scores in the Nation’s Capital: Less than Meets the Eye (A Rant) - July 17, 2009 Institutions respond in myriad ways to mandates to provide quantitative
Great Quotes from Modern Composers John Sides - May 4, 2008 bq. In the spring of 1928, George Gershwin, the creator