Sarah Binder
April 23, 2024
Why the House Speaker finally greenlit Ukraine aid
There are underappreciated factors behind Rep. Mike Johnson’s shift.
Brent E. Sasley
April 24, 2024
Good Playlist: Songs about war – and opposition to war ▶️
How does music help us think about group violence?
Kelebogile Zvobgo
February 9, 2024
What the ICJ ruling on Ukraine v. Russia means
Ukraine disputes Russia’s allegation of genocide – and argues it was a false pretext for war.
Andrea Silva, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, and Eric Gonzalez Juenke
March 25, 2024
What the Trump/Biden dueling rhetoric at the U.S. border tells us
Both presidential campaigns want to make immigration policy a top issue in the 2024 election.
Kelebogile Zvobgo
February 16, 2024
UN court decides Russia has violated treaty to combat terrorism
But the court didn’t agree with most of Ukraine’s complaint.
Joshua Tucker
March 14, 2024
Putin will win Russia’s election, but what comes next?
Russians will grapple with another six years of Putinism.
Erik Voeten and Simon Hix
March 12, 2024
How a shift to the right in June elections may stifle EU climate ambitions 🎧
A conversation with Simon Hix about the causes and consequences of the expected sharp right turn in the upcoming European Parliament elections
Kelebogile Zvobgo
March 8, 2024
Today is International Women’s Day
Here’s a recap of some of the year’s highs and lows.
Isabelle DeSisto and Grigore Pop-Eleches
March 5, 2024
A Russian destabilization campaign put Moldova in the news
Maia Sandu, Moldova's pro-E.U. president, is up for reelection this fall.
Joshua Tucker, Timothy Frye, Bryn Rosenfeld, Andrei Soldatov, Daniel Treisman, Konstantin Sonin, and Kathryn Stoner
February 21, 2024
Alexei Navalny has died. What is his legacy?
We asked scholars of Russian politics for their insights.