Civil Society Faces an Uphill Struggle to Defend Democracy
Guest post by Marianne Dahl, Sirianne Dahlum, Hanne Fjelde, and Ida Rudolfsen The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded this…
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The War in Ukraine, Food Prices and the World’s Poor
Guest post by Jennifer Burney and Stephan Haggard The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is clear for all to…
Are Digital Technologies Helping Autocrats Stay in Power?
Guest post by Tiberiu Dragu and Yonatan Lupu In the early days of the ongoing war in Ukraine,…
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…
Why Have Military Courts Become Such a Popular Tool of Repression?
Guest post by Brett J. Kyle and Andrew G. Reiter In November, the Taliban government in Afghanistan announced…
Has ISIS Made Gains as a Result of the Pandemic?
By Dawn Brancati and guest contributors Jóhanna Birnir and Qutaiba Idlbi Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19…
What Changed This Time in Israel-Palestine?
Guest post by Jeremy Pressman At first blush, this round of Hamas-Israel fighting was remarkably similar to past…
Will Poll Watchers Make the US Elections Violent?
By Dawn Brancati President Trump has pledged to mobilize tens of thousands of poll watchers to observe the…
Political Influence Through Social Media is Growing, But Slowly
Guest post by Jacob N. Shapiro, Diego Martin, and Julia Ilhardt Last week, FBI Director Christopher Wray testified…
What Do the Bahrain-Israel-UAE Agreements Mean?
Guest post by Jeremy Pressman How do the Bahrain-Israel-UAE agreements signed on September 15 demonstrate a shift in…