Campaigns & Elections

A woman casts her ballot at the pooling station during the presidential election in N'Djamena, Chad April 11, 2021. REUTERS/ Media Coulibaly NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Uganda oil pipeline, (fewer) locusts in East Africa, and political updates

Christina Golubski, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, April 17, 2021

The White House stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, April 16, 2021. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool/Sipa USANo Use Germany.

FixGov

The first 100 days: When did we start caring about them and why do they matter?

Elaine Kamarck

Friday, April 16, 2021

Hundreds of people rally in Columbus Park of Chinatown against hate crime in support of Asian communities in New York on April 3, 2021. Volunteers for Safe Chinatown organization, U. S. Representative Grace Ming, Senate Leader Charles Schumer, City Council member Margaret Chin and many others attended and speak against hate crimes. (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

How We Rise

Why Democrats and Republicans would benefit from hate crime protections for Asian Americans

Caitlin Chin

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Mohamed Bazoum sits at his pollitical party headquarters in Niamey, September 14, 2013. The ruling party's candidate, Bazoum, will enter Sunday's presidential run-off vote as the favourite to succeed outgoing Mahamadou Issoufou REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Updates on natural resources, and politics in Niger, Djibouti, Benin, and Chad

Christina Golubski, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Reports

Nadine Seiler from Waldorf, Maryland, waves an upside-down American flag outside the White House the day after the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

Report

Ways to reconcile and heal America

John R. Allen and Darrell M. West

Monday, February 8, 2021

Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

Campaigns & Elections

In 2020, the largest metro areas made the difference for Democrats

David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, and Karen Danielsen

Thursday, February 4, 2021

U.S. Politics & Government

A Time for Renewal and Prosperity

John Allen

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump wears a 'Make America Great Again' cap during the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Miami, Florida, U.S., November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

Technology & Innovation

How to deal with AI-enabled disinformation

John Villasenor

Monday, November 23, 2020

Campaigns & Elections

Biden’s victory came from the suburbs

William H. Frey

Friday, November 13, 2020

Blog Posts

Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hold their party symbols and flags as they gather to celebrate after learning of the initial poll results of the Bihar state assembly election and by-elections in Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh states, in Gandhinagar, India, November 10, 2020

TechTank

The role of technology and cash transfers in Indian elections during the pandemic

Shamika Ravi

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

A man holds a newspapers following the death of Tanzania's President John Magufuli in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Africa’s economic outlook, Tanzanian President Magufuli’s passing, and CAR’s election

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, March 20, 2021

A man uses a smartphone in New York City, in this picture taken November 6, 2013. Twitter Inc raised the top end of its IPO price range by 25 percent and will close its books a day early, signaling strong demand for the most closely watched Silicon Valley debut since Facebook Inc last year. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS) - TM4E9B60XZA01

TechTank

How to increase transparency for political ads on social media

J. Scott Babwah Brennen and Matt Perault

Friday, March 19, 2021

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Events

2021

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Past Event

A conversation on the past, present, and future of Black political power in the South

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Challenges for the Biden administration: Addressing the evolving air and missile threat

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Presidential transition process: Understanding the obligations, obstacles, and urgency

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

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Blue Metros, Red States

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Experts

Darrell M. West

Vice President and Director - Governance Studies

Senior Fellow - Center for Technology Innovation

@DarrWest

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

@kdtenpas

William A. Galston

Ezra K. Zilkha Chair and Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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Multimedia

FILE PHOTO: Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Podcast Episode

Biden’s inauguration, Trump’s impeachment, and the politics ahead

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Friday, January 22, 2021

India

Biden, Bihar, and US-India bonhomie

Tanvi Madan, Sadanand Dhume, and Milan Vaishnav

Grand Tamasha

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

A general view of the White House in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Foreign Policy

Recalibrating America’s role in the world under a Biden presidency

Marvin Kalb and David Dollar

Monday, November 9, 2020

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