Campaigns & Elections

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Taiwan

Cross-Strait risks are rising and need to be managed

Ryan Hass

Monday, April 22, 2019

A voter holds a ballot while walking out of a booth at a polling station during the second round of a presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RC1248C64FB0

Order from Chaos

The four “I”s undermining democracy

Dhruva Jaishankar

Monday, April 22, 2019

2019

Apr

Past Event

The Mueller report: What did we learn?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Washington, DC

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin react after a quick count result during the Indonesian elections in Jakarta, Indonesia April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC19421D72E0

Order from Chaos

In Indonesia, Jokowi’s victory reveals shifting voting patterns

Thomas Pepinsky

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Reports

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office, about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1BC78DD490

Campaigns & Elections

The coming showdown over government reform

Paul C. Light

Thursday, April 18, 2019

A woman exits the voting booth after filling out her ballot for the U.S presidential election at the James Weldon Johnson Community Center in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - D1BEULQVQHAB

Campaigns & Elections

The Filer Voter experiment: How effective is voter registration at tax time?

Vanessa Williamson

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at Washington Mill Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC1FB1A295B0

Campaigns & Elections

A vast majority of counties showed increased Democratic support in 2018 House election

William H. Frey

Monday, March 4, 2019

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during his campaign closing rally in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1C1F3EDD10

International Affairs

Can the center hold? Populist challenges, liberal democratic responses

William A. Galston

February 2019

Jan 3, 2019; Washington, DC, USA; Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D, MA) is sworn in by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a member of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019 in Washington D.C. Mandatory Credit: Hannah Gaber-USA TODAY - 11935259

Campaigns & Elections

Black women are looking forward to the 2020 elections

Andre M. Perry

January 10, 2019

Policy Briefs: Election 2016 and America's Future

Upcoming

Get Out the Vote

By Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber

2019

Upcoming

Financing the 2016 Election

Edited by David B. Magleby

2019

Taiwan

Cross-Strait risks are rising and need to be managed

Ryan Hass

Monday, April 22, 2019

Blog Posts

An Israeli-Arab voter drops a ballot into a ballot box during voting in East Jerusalem, February 6, 2001. Most Israeli-Arabs are expected to abstain from voting in a protest against the 13 Israeli-Arabs who were killed during the recent 'Intifada' or uprising against Israel. Ariel Sharon appeared poised for a stunning political victory over Prime Minister Ehud Barak as voters began casting ballots Tuesday in an election seen as a referendum on Israel's relationship with the Palestinians.EH/WS - RP2DRIGVXBAA

Order from Chaos

Why did Arab voter turnout for Israel’s election plunge?

Omar H. Rahman

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Ukrainian presidential candidate and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with journalists after undergoing a drugs and alcohol test, which is a precondition to participate in a policy debate ahead of the second round of a presidential election, outside a hospital in Kiev, Ukraine April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RC1A3AA14F40

Order from Chaos

Five key things to know about Ukraine’s presidential election

Steven Pifer

Monday, April 15, 2019

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) poses for a selfie during a photo opportunity with House Democratic women of the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis?? TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1474F482B0

FixGov

Why there will be a woman on the 2020 Democratic ticket

Elaine Kamarck

Thursday, April 11, 2019

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Events

2019

Feb

Past Event

A conversation with Stacey Abrams: Race and political power in the United States

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

100 days of Imran Khan

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

2018 midterm elections: Results and implications

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Washington, DC

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Primary Politics

By Elaine C. Kamarck

2018

Inside Congress

By Trevor Corning, Reema Dodin, and Kyle Nevins

2017

We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama

By E.J. Dionne and Joy Reid

2017

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Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Multimedia

A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station during the first phase of general election in Majuli, a large river island in the Brahmaputra river, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RC11642136E0

Podcast Episode

A primer on India’s general elections

Tanvi Madan, Sadanand Dhume, Dhruva Jaishankar, and Milan Vaishnav

Friday, April 12, 2019

A demonstrator protests with a sign showing a divided Red and Blue America in front of the Trump International Hotel during the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - HP1EE3O1FJKIW

Podcast Episode

The roots of America’s divided politics

Camille Busette, Darrell M. West, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Brookings hosts political leader Stacey Abrams in a conversation about race and political power in the United States with Jelani Cobb, Columbia University's Lipman professor of journalism Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 in Washington. (Sharon Farmer/sfphotoworks)

Brookings Now

WATCH: Stacey Abrams on how to address voter suppression

Fred Dews

Friday, February 15, 2019

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