Research and Commentary

Policy Leadership and the Blame Trap: Seven Strategies for Avoiding Policy Stalemate

March 29, 2013, R. Kent Weaver

Beppe Grillo: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution for Italy’s Democratic Party?

March 4, 2013, Ruth H. Santini

Italy’s Post-Election Chaos Isn’t What You Think

March 1, 2013, Carlo Bastasin

The Rise of Anti-Politics

February 24, 2013, Carlo Bastasin

Costs of a Fixation: After Benghazi

January 24, 2013, Paul R. Pillar

The 2012 Election: What Happened, What Changed, What it Means

January 4, 2013, William A. Galston

First Step in Ending D.C. Dysfunction

November 9, 2012, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

On Election Day, A New American Mainstream

November 8, 2012, William H. Frey

Communications Lessons from the 2012 Presidential Election

November 6, 2012, Darrell M. West

Republicans: In Victory or Defeat

November 6, 2012, John Hudak

Previewing the Presidential Campaigns before Election Day

November 5, 2012

Women and the Economy: Key Election Issues

November 5, 2012, Elisabeth Jacobs

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What Polling Really Tells Us

November 5, 2012, John Hudak

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Obama Versus Romney: The Cost of Higher Education

November 5, 2012, Beth Akers

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Campaign Platforms: What the Candidates Failed to Address

November 5, 2012, Philip A. Wallach

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Top Five Ads for Romney

November 1, 2012, Darrell M. West

Top Five Ads for Obama

November 1, 2012, Darrell M. West

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

The Evolution of Political Ads

October 29, 2012, Darrell M. West

Will Undecided Voters Tip the Election Against Obama?

October 25, 2012, William A. Galston

U.S. Foreign Policy After the Presidential Election: What Should Europeans Expect?

October 2012, Clara M. O'Donnell

The Candidates Debate Foreign Policy – The Takeaways

October 23, 2012, Shadi Hamid, Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Ted Piccone, and Marvin Kalb

The Foreign Policy Debate: Key Issues and Omissions

October 23, 2012, Justin Vaïsse, Feng Wang, Steven Pifer, Tanvi Madan and Diana Villiers Negroponte

Obama Versus Romney: The Foreign Policy Debate

October 23, 2012, Martin S. Indyk

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