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Illiberal allies

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None Of The Above

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Protecting democracy and containing autocracy

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Monday, May 10, 2021

Demographics & Population

Turnout in 2020 election spiked among both Democratic and Republican voting groups, new census data shows

William H. Frey

May 5, 2021

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Order from Chaos

Hello, Berlin? Germany’s future raises foreign policy concerns for allies

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Reports

Demographics & Population

Census 2020: First results show near historically low population growth and a first-ever congressional seat loss for California

William H. Frey

Monday, April 26, 2021

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Revisiting and going beyond the EU-Turkey migration agreement of 2016

Kemal Kirişci

April 2021

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117th U.S. Congress

Where are the Congressional Review Act disapprovals?

Bridget C. E. Dooling, Daniel Pérez, and Steven J. Balla

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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

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

Thursday, February 4, 2021

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Bolstering democracies in a changing international order: The case for democratic multilateralism

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Monday, January 25, 2021

Blog Posts

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Civil society should anchor Biden’s democracy agenda in Africa

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Friday, April 23, 2021

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Order from Chaos

COVID-19 has worsened a shaky rule of law environment

Ted Piccone

April 15, 2021

The Avenue

Georgia’s voter suppression bill is an assault on our democracy

Andre M. Perry and Anthony Barr

Monday, April 19, 2021

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India

The Quad, Indian democracy, and Modi’s economic reforms

Tanvi Madan, Milan Vaishnav, and Sadanand Dhume

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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U.S. Foreign Policy

John R. Allen on restoring American leadership in 2021

John R. Allen and David Dollar

Monday, January 4, 2021

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Constanze Stelzenmüller and Gideon Rachman

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Protecting democracy and containing autocracy

Turnout in 2020 election spiked among both Democratic and Republican voting groups, new census data shows

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Census 2020: First results show near historically low population growth and a first-ever congressional seat loss for California

Revisiting and going beyond the EU-Turkey migration agreement of 2016

Where are the Congressional Review Act disapprovals?

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

Bolstering democracies in a changing international order: The case for democratic multilateralism

Blog Posts

Civil society should anchor Biden’s democracy agenda in Africa

COVID-19 has worsened a shaky rule of law environment

Georgia’s voter suppression bill is an assault on our democracy

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Defending democracy against its adversaries

Canceled – How hate and harassment in online gaming influence civic life

The role of youth in preserving democracies in times of crisis: A shared goal of the United States and Africa

Related Books

Five Rising Democracies

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Patrick W. Quirk

Nonresident Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology

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