Browse Research and Commentary

Counter-Terrorism and Emergency Management: Keeping a Proper Balance

May 2013, Jibum Chung

Chinese National Security Decision-making: Processes and Challenges

May 2013, Yun Sun

Which Military Opinions To Listen To

April 11, 2013, Paul R. Pillar

Falling Out of Love With China

March 18, 2013, David Shambaugh

Egypt's 'Spoilers' Threaten Democracy

February 25, 2013, Omar Ashour

Arab Perspectives on Iran’s Role in a Changing Middle East

February 2013, Shibley Telhami

Class Size Tradeoffs in the Court of Public Opinion

January 30, 2013, Matthew M. Chingos

Egypt’s Transition Two Years Later: A Turkish Perspective

January 29, 2013, Ahmet T. Kuru

Egypt's Draft Constitution: How Democratic Is It?

December 21, 2012, Omar Ashour

Is There an Egyptian Nation?

December 4, 2012, Shadi Hamid

Attitudes Toward a Middle East in Crisis: Surveys of Arab and Jewish Opinion in Israel

November 30, 2012

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Israeli Public Opinion after the November 2012 Gaza War

November 30, 2012, Shibley Telhami

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2012 Post-Election American Values Survey: Analyzing the Election and Looking ahead to the Budget Showdown

November 16, 2012

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It's pretty clear that at the last minute, a lot of women made a decision that Obama really understood what their economic concerns were. Yes, they want control over their own body...but decisions over health care can limit their ability to control economics as well.

November 9, 2012, Elisabeth Jacobs, CBS News

I think [Mitt] Romney was done in by the fact that he could not get far enough to the center credibly enough. He had to go too far right in the primaries. And the reason for that is you have some fierce constituencies in the Republican Party that do not want the party to change.

November 7, 2012, Jonathan Rauch, Voice of America

Rated on energy, charm, and political smarts, Michelle Obama is the most important and successful first lady in a presidential campaign since 'Lady Bird' Johnson in 1964.

November 7, 2012, Stephen Hess, The Washington Examiner

[Obama had a] decisive Electoral College win of at least 303 votes and more than half the popular vote with a 2.5 million margin, while the Republicans lost three Senate seats...It points to an exacerbation of partisan voting and no new coalition building.

November 7, 2012, Thomas E. Mann, Government Executive

What Polling Really Tells Us

November 5, 2012, John Hudak

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Q & A on Forecasting Based on Voter Expectations

November 2, 2012, Justin Wolfers

Forecasting Elections: Voter Intentions versus Expectations

November 1, 2012, David Rothschild and Justin Wolfers

The Morning After: What a Narrow Win Would Mean for Obama’s Second Term

November 1, 2012, William A. Galston

What Romney & Obama Learned from Campaigns Past

October 30, 2012, Darrell M. West

Will Undecided Voters Tip the Election Against Obama?

October 25, 2012, William A. Galston

Even among Catholics who attend church once a week or more, a group that is often considered more socially conservative...A majority believe the Catholic Church should emphasize issues related to justice and our obligations to the poor.

October 25, 2012, E.J. Dionne, Jr., America Magazine

Voters don't want to think Hollywood celebrities are telling them how to vote. They understand their expertise is outside the political world. [But there are exceptions.] Celebrities can help in particular niches, particularly in terms of get out the vote efforts because there you can match a celebrity and target and appeal to those types of communities.

October 24, 2012, Darrell M. West, FoxNews