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May 25, 2024
Everything you need to know about the May 29 elections, including recent changes to South Africa’s electoral system.
May 25, 2024
Introducing our series on the 2024 South African elections
South Africans vote in a pivotal election on May 29.
May 24, 2024
What Alito’s flags say about American patriotism
Tocqueville can still teach us about U.S. democracy.
May 23, 2024
How Israel sees the ICC potential warrants against its leaders
The news that the ICC is considering arrest warrants for Israeli leaders affects how Israel sees itself in the world.
May 22, 2024
Navigating the unthinkable: a Russian prison sentence
Highlights from Coming Home by Brittney Griner with Michelle Burford.
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What you need to know about India’s elections
Catch up on “rogue operatives,” campaign finance schemes, and concerns about India’s democracy.
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In 2024, political violence against Black women is a big threat
Women’s History Month is good time to thank our Black women in office – and keep them safe.
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How a shift to the right in June elections may stifle EU climate ambitions 🎧
A conversation with Simon Hix about the causes and consequences of the expected sharp right turn in the upcoming European Parliament elections
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New findings from the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey
New state-level bills targeting transgender, nonbinary, and intersex Americans add to these individuals' concerns.
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Right-wing populist parties have risen. Populism hasn’t.
The success of these parties isn’t about a surge in populist sentiments.
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Iowa showed how Trump has redefined conservatism
Trump performed much better among “very conservative” caucus voters than he did in 2016.
John Sides and Michael Tesler talk about what to expect leading up to the Nov. 5 vote.
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May 21, 2024
What voters say is important doesn’t actually affect their vote
Polls measuring people’s political priorities can’t tell us why they’ll choose Biden or Trump.
May 20, 2024
Iran’s president has died. What happens now?
Iran has a succession plan – and a population that’s deeply dissatisfied with the current regime.
May 20, 2024
Why some countries are less welcoming to international students
As governments try to cut immigration numbers, universities are defending their lucrative market.
May 17, 2024
These protests in Kashmir weren’t about India
In Pakistan, government austerity measures proved highly unpopular.
May 16, 2024
Israel’s assault on Gaza is about more than a fight with Hamas
How collective memories of historical trauma factor into Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 attacks.
May 15, 2024
A gunman shot Slovakia’s prime minister. Here’s what you need to know.
The attempted assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico happened in a deeply divided political context.
May 15, 2024
Trump wants Nixon’s impoundment power. What’s impoundment?
Another installment in the presidential power series.
BookReviews & Interviews
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Two new books take different roads to understand South Africa
South Africa’s government changed after 1994. So did the social order.
South Africa’s ruling party is going after corrupt leaders. That’s only half the problem.
Even low-level offices can bring wealth, so people are killing each other to gain election.
Nativism isn’t why Republicans became so opposed to immigration
With globalization, business no longer needs to lobby as strongly for immigrant labor.