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Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) sits in his seat on the government bench after taking the oath of office. Friedrich Merz is the tenth Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Germany Merz averted disaster, but the knives are out

Constanze Stelzenmüller

May 8, 2025

Stickers are lined on a table for voters at the American Legion Post 53 polling location during the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., April 1, 2025.

U.S. Democracy US down-ballot races in 2025 deserve close attention

Samara Angel, Norman Eisen

April 30, 2025

Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Democracy Can billionaires buy democracy?

Darrell M. West, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

April 10, 2025

Susan Crawford waves to supporters at watch party after she beat Brad Schimel 54%-46% in a race for an open seat on the court in Madison, Wisconsin on March 30, 2025. The campaign was the most expensive state supreme court race in U.S. history, with expenditures topping in millions. Crawford's victory means that liberals will retain a 4-3 majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Campaigns & Elections What do the Florida and Wisconsin elections tell us about the next 2 years?

Elaine Kamarck, E.J. Dionne, Jr.

April 4, 2025

Experts

Darrell West

Darrell M. West Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies

Benjamin Wittes Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Editor-in-Chief - Lawfare

EJ Dionne

E.J. Dionne, Jr. Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), W. Averell Harriman Chair in American Governance

Portrait of Madiha Afzal, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy.

Madiha Afzal Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Center for Asia Policy Studies

Paul C. Light

Paul C. Light Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, The Katzmann Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government

Steven Hess

Stephen Hess Senior Fellow Emeritus - Governance Studies

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