What Coups and Elections Have in Common
Guest post by Josef Woldense and Jun Koga Sudduth For Russia’s President Putin, the invasion of neighboring Ukraine…
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The International Community, Coups, and Electoral ‘Attaboys
Guest post by Jonathan Powell and Salah Ben Hammou Coups in Africa have reached crisis proportions. Since Niger’s…
If Repression Is Local, So Are the Solutions
By Emily Hencken Ritter and Sequential Potential Dr. Martin Luther King spent his adult life fighting without violence…
Is the US Headed Toward Civil War?
This interview was originally published by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. On the anniversary of…
Not Free or Credible: Why Regional Election Observers Failed Chad and Benin
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Christina Cottiero Welcoming election observation missions has become routine for governments…
The Attack on the Capitol Was a Success. So What Happens Next?
By Evan Perkoski For the first time since 1814, unauthorized forces took control of the United States Capitol…
In Washington, D.C.
By Joseph Young Any PhD student who studies Comparative Politics can tell you (after reading Adam Przeworksi’s work…
How Biden’s Pick for Defense Secretary Might Shake Up Civil-Military Relations
On Tuesday, sources confirmed that President-elect Joe Biden’s nominations for the cabinet would include retired Army general Lloyd…
ELECTION IN Myanmar
In more election news, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has won Myanmar’s general election and will return for…
Election in Peru
Last Tuesday, Peru swore in its third president in just over a week. Large protests against government corruption…