Campaigns & Elections

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A man gestures after casting his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1CA224E2B0

Order from Chaos

Winners and losers of Tunisia’s parliamentary elections

Friday, October 11, 2019

A man fills out a voting ballot at P.S. 20 during the midterm election in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1E6D84B670

Order from Chaos

Democrats must act now to deter foreign interference in the 2020 election

Friday, October 4, 2019

A man looks at a poster placed on an advertising board that reads "Yesterday, Braden or Peron - Today: Griesa or Cristina", in Buenos Aires July 29, 2014. Argentine debt negotiators held talks in New York on Tuesday with the U.S. mediator in the South American country's battle with holdout investors, in a last-ditch attempt to avert a default. After a series of setbacks in U.S. courts, Argentina has until the end of Wednesday to either pay the New York hedge funds in full their defaulted bonds resulting from the country's 2001/02 financial crisis or cut a deal to stave off a fresh default. The poster refers to 1945 U.S. Ambassador in Argentina Braden Spruille, former Argentina's President Juan Peron, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Thomas Griesa and President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY) - GM1EA7U09E501

Op-Ed

America’s Argentina risk

Monday, September 30, 2019

What does the 2020 election mean for education policy in the United States?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Reports

Voters listen as U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during his 2020 U.S. presidential campaign at the Iowa River Brewing in Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S., February 9, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - RC14160B05C0

Report

An open letter to the candidates: What your pollsters may not know about America and foreign policy

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Boxes of relief items from USAID arrive for victims of super typhoon Haiyan, in Manila

Report

What does 2020 mean for foreign aid?

Thursday, July 25, 2019

A voting official hands back an early voter his ID in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., October 24, 2018. Photo taken October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant - RC1540DF0C50

Demographics & Population

2018 voter turnout rose dramatically for groups favoring Democrats, census confirms

William H. Frey

May 2, 2019

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

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

Policy Briefs: Election 2016 and America's Future

A man gestures after casting his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1CA224E2B0

Order from Chaos

Winners and losers of Tunisia’s parliamentary elections

Friday, October 11, 2019

A man fills out a voting ballot at P.S. 20 during the midterm election in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1E6D84B670

Order from Chaos

Democrats must act now to deter foreign interference in the 2020 election

Friday, October 4, 2019

A man looks at a poster placed on an advertising board that reads "Yesterday, Braden or Peron - Today: Griesa or Cristina", in Buenos Aires July 29, 2014. Argentine debt negotiators held talks in New York on Tuesday with the U.S. mediator in the South American country's battle with holdout investors, in a last-ditch attempt to avert a default. After a series of setbacks in U.S. courts, Argentina has until the end of Wednesday to either pay the New York hedge funds in full their defaulted bonds resulting from the country's 2001/02 financial crisis or cut a deal to stave off a fresh default. The poster refers to 1945 U.S. Ambassador in Argentina Braden Spruille, former Argentina's President Juan Peron, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Thomas Griesa and President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY) - GM1EA7U09E501

Op-Ed

America’s Argentina risk

Monday, September 30, 2019

Blog Posts

A voter casts a ballot at the Flushing Volunteer Fire Department in Flushing, Ohio, March 6, 2012. Republicans are holding their "Super Tuesday" presidential primary in 10 states. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan (UNITED STATES - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E8370HRA01

FixGov

On National Voter Registration Day, examining ways to expand voter registration

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to deliver a statement during a news conference in Jerusalem September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RC164DDDFFF0

Order from Chaos

The end of Netanyahu’s unchecked reign

Friday, September 20, 2019

Supporters of detained presidential candidate and Tunisian media mogul Nabil Karoui react after unofficial results of the Tunisian presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia, September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC173E0E8170

Order from Chaos

Political outsiders sweep Tunisia’s presidential elections

Monday, September 16, 2019

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Events

Algeria’s uprising: Protesters and the military

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Protest and power: Britain’s Labour Party from Blair to Corbyn

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Europe’s post-American future?

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

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Related Books

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Get Out the Vote

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2019

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2019

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Primary Politics

By Elaine C. Kamarck

2018

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

Elaine Kamarck

Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

EKamarck

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Multimedia

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FA07A2FE0

Podcast Episode

Don’t be fooled by deepfakes

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, August 16, 2019

Wristbands for voters are seen at a polling station during early voting in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young - S1BEUGZEKGAA

Podcast Episode

Protecting American elections from foreign interference

Darrell West and Fred Dews

Friday, August 2, 2019

People come and go from the Registrar of Voters office on the final day of voter registration in the upcoming congressional elections in San Diego, California, U.S. October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1956981AF0

Podcast Episode

What really drives voters to the polls?

Bill Finan and Donald P. Green

Friday, July 26, 2019

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