From Manama to Baghdad and Kyiv: Limiting the Risk of Violent Intervention by Authoritarian Neighbors
Guest post by Erwin van Veen Much has been written over the past few years about the global…
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The Political Costs of Abusing Human Rights
Guest post by Rebecca Cordell As countries around the world continue to battle a deadly pandemic, another crisis…
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…
Could Trump Unite the Nation—Against Himself?
Guest post by Sooyeon Kang As protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery—among…
DispatchesCoronavirus and the Hong Kong Protests
Democracy activist Nathan Law interviewed by Dawn Brancati The Hong Kong protests began almost a year ago, sparked…
Are We On the Cusp of a Global Wave of Regime Change?
Guest post by Vilde Lunnan Djuve, Carl Henrik Knutsen, and Tore Wig When President Omar Bashir’s 30-year rule…
Is Political Protest Contagious?
By Dawn Brancati and Adrián Lucardi Large, anti-government protests have taken place in recent months on every continent…
More Than Reporting: Media Portrayal of Protests Can Impact Their Success (and Failure)
Guest post by Pearce Edwards and Daniel Arnon In recent months, a wave of mass protests has broken…
Why Have the Hong Kong Protests Lasted So Long?
By Dawn Brancati and Nathan Law Twenty-one weeks. That is how long the current protests against Chinese rule in Hong…
Accommodating the Hong Kong Protests, It’s Not Too Surprising
Guest post by Graig R. Klein. After months of boiling discontent, Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, extended…