Campaigns & Elections

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) departs the House Chamber after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC14E4CFDDD0

Why won’t the Senate protect American elections?

Darrell M. West and Raj Karan Gambhir

Friday, August 2, 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

Protecting American elections from foreign interference

Darrell M. West and Fred Dews

Friday, August 2, 2019

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (L), former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris gesture on the second night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan, July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - HP1EF810595O8

The second Democratic debate: Opening up the centrist lane

Thursday, August 1, 2019

HOLD FOR SWAYNE HALL -- In this Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 photo, workers build an apartment and retail complex in Nashville, Tenn. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, the Commerce Department reports on U.S. construction spending in September. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Democrats hear the ‘yes in my backyard’ message

The Atlantic Wednesday, July 31, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC19BE6D3090

Combating disinformation and foreign interference in democracies: Lessons from Europe

Margaret L. Taylor

Wednesday, July 31, 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

What really drives voters to the polls?

Bill Finan and Donald P. Green

Friday, July 26, 2019

Brookings Blum Roundtable

2020 and beyond: Maintaining the bipartisan narrative on US global development

Thursday, July 25, 2019

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

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

What does 2020 mean for foreign aid?

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacts at his party's headquarters after a parliamentary election in Kiev, Ukraine July 21, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RC1A42CA5120

Parliamentary elections in Ukraine and 4 questions for President Zelensky

Sergey Aleksashenko

Wednesday, July 24, 2019