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Dispatch from Kyiv: Who Runs the Political Game?
By Thomas Zeitzoff I landed in Kyiv a few days before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived…
What Electoral Reform Means for Iraq
Guest post by Ariel I. Ahram The dramatic escalation of US-Iranian tensions affects no country more than Iraq.…
Is Violent Democracy the New Norm? The View from Ghana
Guest post by Patrick Pierson This November, Ghanaians go to the polls for a third consecutive showdown between…
Why Do Some Protests Succeed? The Case of Chile
Guest post by Karin Dyrstad and Charles Butcher It began as a protest against a 4 percent rise…
NATO High School: Closer to Reality Than You’d Think
By Stephen Saideman Saturday Night Live may have accidentally captured a bit of the truth of International Relations. The…
Abiy Ahmed Ali, The Nobel Prize, and the Future of Global Democracy
By Timothy Sisk Today, 43-year old Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace…
Gaza on a Knife’s Edge
By Allison Hodgkins On November 12, 2019, Israel assassinated Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Baha Abu-Atta by dropping a…
Coups, protests, and violence: What to expect in Bolivia
Guest post by Erica De Bruin When Evo Morales resigned from power in Bolivia earlier this month, many…
Terrorism Boosts Military Involvement in Politics (And Why It Matters for Democracy)
Guest post by Vincenzo Bove, Mauricio Rivera, and Chiara Ruffa Terrorism does more than kill people and spread fear.…