Campaigns & Elections

Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) speaks at a town hall meeting in Lakewood, Colorado U.S. August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking - RC1A4F8E5D20

Citizen engagement in 2017: Is this the start of something historic?

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

NOAA's GOES-13 and GOES-15 satellite image from March 31, 2014 and released on April 1, 2014 shows the low pressure systems in the eastern Pacific Ocean, over the United States' Heartland, and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. All three lows have the signature comma shape that make them appear to be curled up dragons.

How will global geopolitics affect Latin America’s next electoral cycle?

Harold Trinkunas

Monday, November 27, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt - RC1A0BBFB2F0

Can Angela Merkel find her own way out of the crisis in Berlin?

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Friday, November 24, 2017

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

Is the U.S. serious about countering Russia’s information war on democracies?

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters about allegations made against Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC1171E699E0

The Party of Moore? New national polls spell trouble for the GOP

William A. Galston

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Protesters demonstrate against the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) becoming part of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag for the first time, in Berlin, Germany October 22, 2017. The placard (C) reads, "My voice against hate speaking". REUTERS/Axel Schmidt - UP1EDAM0YOGT5

Populist electoral gains: The five stages of grief

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Anti-government demonstrators attend a protest at the appointment of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a minister, in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Adriano Machado TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000348091

Latin America’s super election cycle is wide open

Monday, November 6, 2017

Supporters of George Weah, former soccer player and presidential candidate of Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), celebrate after the announcement of the presidential election results on the radio, in Monrovia, Liberia October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon - RC1589A09A80

Africa in the news: Sahel security, Liberian and Kenyan elections, and Nigerian economic updates

Friday, November 3, 2017

Facebook's Stretch, Twitter's Edgett, and Google's Salgado testify before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections, in Washington

Using “public interest algorithms” to tackle the problems created by social media algorithms

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

A woman casts her vote during an unofficial plebiscite against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's government, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 2017. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares - RC194B2DDBA0

Next wave of elections in Latin America will test democratic resilience

Monday, October 30, 2017